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追問

简追问 · 繁追問

Mandarin · pinyin zhuī wèn

to question closely
to investigate in detail
to examine minutely
to get to the heart of the matter

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追: zhuī · pursue, chase after; expel
問: wèn · ask (about), inquire after
问: wèn · ask about, inquire after

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1–4 · zhui1 wen4

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zeoi1 man6

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verb

to persist in one's questioning; to inquire more closely and in more detail

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