問津

问津
wènjīn
to make inquiries (mostly used in the negative)

CEDICT

  1. (formal, chiefly in the negative) to make inquiries (about prices or the situation)
  2. to make inquiries (about prices or the situation)

Wiktionary

  1. 津，渡口。問津指詢問渡口的所在。
  2. 探詢、洽問。

重編國語辭典

  1. 尋訪，探求
  2. 過問（價格或情況）

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 問 wèn to ask; to inquire
2 津 jīn
  1. saliva
  2. sweat
  3. a ferry crossing
  4. a ford (river crossing)

Containing this entry

無人問津 wúrénwènjīn to be of no interest to anyone (idiom)
乏人問津 fárénwènjīn
不敢問津 bùgǎnwènjīn

Related entries

探聽 tàntīng
  1. to make inquiries
  2. to try to find out
  3. to pry
不要探听别人的事。

Don't pry into the affairs of others.

Source: Tatoeba

詢查 xúnchá to make inquiries