问寒问暖 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to show concern about sb's well-being

Character by character

• 问wènto ask about, to inquire after
• 寒hánchilly, cold; poor; to shiver, to tremble
• 问wènto ask about, to inquire after
• 暖nuǎnwarm, genial

Idioms sharing a character

• 不闻不问 bù wén bù wèn
• 入境问俗 rù jìng wèn sú
• 刨根问底 páo gēn wèn dǐ
• 问客杀鸡 wèn kè shā jī
• 问心无愧 wèn xīn wú kuì
• 问道于盲 wèn dào yú máng
• 问鼎中原 wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
• 问鼎轻重 wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
• 嘘寒问暖 xū hán wèn nuǎn
• 寻根问底 xún gēn wèn dǐ

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3). Retrieved 2026-10-22.