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咨询

zī xún

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 諮詢

咨询 (zī xún) means "to consult". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 咨询 means

1. to inquire; to consult; to seek advice from

Other readings

咨询 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• zī xúnvariant of {咨询|zī xún}

The characters in 咨询

• 咨zī(bound form) to consult; to seek advice; to take counsel
• 询xúnto ask about; to inquire about

Example sentences

• 我想咨询点儿事情。
  Wǒ xiǎng zīxún diǎnr shìqing.
  I'd like some advice on something.
• 游客咨询处在哪里?
  Where is the tourist information office?
• 你应该咨询你的医生。
  You should consult your doctor.
• 好的，您想咨询什么事情？
  Hǎo de, nín xiǎng zīxún shénmeshì qíng?
  OK, what would you like advice on?
• 好的，您想咨询什幺事情？
  OK, what would you like advice on?

Words starting with 咨询

• 咨询员zī xún yuánadvisor; consultant

Words containing 咨询

• 国际电报电话咨询委员会Guó jì Diàn bào Diàn huà Zī xún Wěi yuán huìInternational Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (CCITT)

Sounds the same

Read zī xún, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 谘询consultation; to consult; to inquire

Where 咨询 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Decoration, Status & Conditions (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zī xún correctly.
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