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问世

wèn shì

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 問世

问世 (wèn shì) means "to be published; to come out". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 问世 means

1. to be published
2. to come out

The characters in 问世

• 问wènto ask; to inquire
• 世shìlife; age; generation

Sounds the same

Read wèn shì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 问事to ask for information; to inquire
• 问市to hit the market

Where 问世 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · wèn–wū (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read wèn shì correctly.
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