Asking questions
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ō ng á IX ī w è n, which means to inquire around. From the story of Pingyao.
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 15 of the story of Pingyao: "when these people are in business, they have to go to hell and ask questions. There is news."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or object; used to inquire about news.
Asking questions
one sang and the other three joined in - yī chàng sān tàn
transcend the worldly and be not gregarious - chāo rán bù qún