问候

• 拼音: wèn hòu
• 汉字拆解: 问 = 门 (door) + 口 (mouth), asking at the door; 候 = 亻(person) + 侯 (marquis/look after), attending to someone

含义

To greet; to send one's regards; a greeting.

Used to convey greetings or warm regards, either in person or through another person. Slightly more formal than 打招呼. Common in letters, phone calls, and polite conversation. Also used as a noun meaning 'a greeting' or 'regards.'

例句

1. 请代我向你的父母问候。
2. 他在信的结尾写道：向朋友们问候。
3. 每次见面，她总是先向大家问候一声。

用法指南

语境: greetings, letters, social

语气: warm

正确说法

• 请转达我对王老师的问候。(Please pass on my regards to Teacher Wang.)
• 他打电话来，专程向我们问候。(He called especially to send us his greetings.)

错误说法

• 我去问候一下超市。(Don't use 问候 for inanimate places or objects — it's for people only.)

起源与历史

Compound of 问 (to ask, inquire) and 候 (to wait upon, to look after someone's wellbeing), suggesting checking in on someone's wellbeing.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal