问长问短 - Chinese Idiom

Collocation

1

总爱问长问短

2

经常/常常问长问短

3

总是问长问短

Definition

问长问短:

Literally means:

ask long questions and ask short questions

Actually means:

ask about this and that; ask various questions

It means taking the trouble to make detailed enquiries.

It often indicates one's care about someone or something. Commendatory.

仔细地问有关的情况。

多表示对某人某事的关心。具有褒义色彩。

Example

Used as predicate. (作谓语)

1

Líkāi

离开

jiā

家

hǎojiǔ

好久

le

了

,

wǒ

我

yī

一

jìn

进

mén

门

fùmǔ

父母

jiù

就

wènchángwènduǎn

问长问短

,

wǒ

我

lìkè

立刻

gǎnshòu

感受

dào

到

jiātíng

家庭

de

的

wēnnuǎn

温暖

。

After leaving home for a long time, as soon as I entered the door my parents asked long questions, and I immediately felt the warmth of the family.

2

Wǒmen

我们

shì

是

duōnián

多年

de

的

hǎo

好

péngyou

朋友

,

měicì

每次

jiànmiàn

见面

dōu

都

xiānghù

相互

wènchángwènduǎn

问长问短

。

We have been good friends for many years, and we ask each other long and short every time we meet.

3

Zǒnglǐ

总理

měi

每

dào

到

yī

一

gè

个

dìfāng

地方

,

jiù

就

liǎojiě

了解

dāngdì

当地

nóngmín

农民

de

的

shēnghuó

生活

qíngkuàng

情况

,

jīngcháng

经常

lā

拉

zhāo

着

tāmen

他们

de

的

shǒu

手

wènchángwènduǎn

问长问短

,

shí

十

fēn

分

qīnqiè

亲切

。

Everywhere the Prime Minister went, he knew the living conditions of the local farmers, often holding their hands and asking long questions short and very kindly.