to press for an answer; to question persistently
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to press for an answer; to question persistently
neutralEmphasizes repeated, insistent questioning, often because the initial answer was unsatisfactory, vague, or missing.
Tā他
yī一
zhí直
dīng叮
wèn问
shì事
qing情
de的
jié结
guǒ果
，
ràng让
wǒ我
hěn很
wéi为
nán难
。
He kept pressing me for the outcome of the matter, which put me in a difficult position.
Hái孩
zi子
bù不
tíng停
de地
dīng叮
wèn问
mā妈
ma妈
，
zhōu周
mò末
dào到
dǐ底
qù去
bú不
qù去
dòng动
wù物
yuán园
。
The child kept badgering his mother, asking whether they were going to the zoo this weekend.
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Miàn面
duì对
jì记
zhě者
de的
zài再
sān三
dīng叮
wèn问
，
fā发
yán言
rén人
méi没
yǒu有
zuò做
chū出
jìn进
yī一
bù步
de的
jiě解
shì释
。
Faced with the reporters' persistent questioning, the spokesperson offered no further explanation.
Bié别
dīng叮
wèn问
le了
，
tā他
xiǎng想
shuō说
de的
shí时
hou候
zì自
rán然
huì会
gào告
su诉
wǒ我
men们
。
Stop pressing him for answers; he'll tell us when he wants to.