kǎo wèn
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  • v.interrogate with torture; give somebody a third degree; put somebody to torture

    • jǐng chá duì tā jìn xíng kǎo wèn

      警察进行拷问

      The police gave him a third degree.

    • kǎo wèn bī gòng

      拷问逼供

      torture for confession

    • gāo xiào de lǐng xiù jīng cháng zì wǒ kǎo wèn yě huì bèi zì wǒ huái yí suǒ kùn rǎo

      高效领袖经常自我拷问自我怀疑困扰

      The most effective leaders constantly question themselves while wrestling with self-doubt.

    • kǎo wèn xián yí rén

      拷问嫌疑人

      put the suspicion to torture

    • zài kǎo wèn tā zhī qián huì kǎo lǜ zài sān de

      拷问之前考虑再三

      I would think twice about who you're willing to invasively interrogate.

Word usage

  • Note
    "拷问" is different from "考问". "考问" refers to questioning for the purpose of examination; "拷问" means "torture and question", with more serious meaning.

Chinese words with pinyin kao wen