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献疑

Word · VerbTraditional獻疑

raise doubts; pose questions

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Meanings

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1.

verb

to raise doubts; to pose questions (literary)

literary

A formal, literary expression used in classical or academic contexts to describe raising questions or expressing doubts. Rare in modern colloquial speech.

Dì弟
zǐ子
xiàn献
yí疑
 ,
shī师
zhě者
jiě解
huò惑
 。

When disciples raise questions, teachers resolve their doubts.

Tā他
zài在
huì会
yì议
shàng上
dà大
dǎn胆
xiàn献
yí疑
 ,
tí提
chū出
le了
bù不
tóng同
de的
kàn看
fǎ法
 。

He boldly raised questions at the meeting, offering a different perspective.

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Zhì治
xué学
zhī之
dào道
 ,
guì贵
zài在
xiàn献
yí疑
 ,
ér而
fēi非
máng盲
cóng从
 。

The path of scholarship values raising doubts, not blind conformity.