(bound form) to consult; to seek advice; to take counsel

next (次) + mouth (口) = consult with words

口 grounds the meaning in speech and dialogue — consulting is an act of opening one's mouth to seek guidance. 次 is purely phonetic, lending the sound zī without contributing to the meaning.

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他去银行询理财的事。

tā qù yínháng zīxún lǐcái de shì。

He went to the bank to consult about financial matters.

你可以向专家询这个问题。

nǐ kěyǐ xiàng zhuānjiā zīxún zhège wèntí。

You can consult an expert about this problem.

Words with 咨

同侪咨商

tóng chái zī shāng

(Tw) peer counseling

咨嗟

zī jiē

(literary) to sigh; to heave a sigh

咨文

zī wén

(old) official communication (between government offices of equal rank)

咨请

zī qǐng

to formally request (by means of an official communication 咨文[zi1 wen2])

咨询

zī xún

to inquire; to consult; to seek advice from

国情咨文

guó qíng zī wén

speech delivered by a head of state to the legislature (e.g. (USA) State of the Union Address, (Russia) Address to the Federal Assembly etc)

国际电报电话咨询委员会

guó jì diàn bào diàn huà zī xún wěi yuán huì

International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (CCITT)

殊域周咨录

shū yù zhōu zī lù

Ming dynasty record (1574) of exploration and foreign relations

咨商

zī shāng

(psychological) counseling

咨客

zī kè

(service industry) reception staff

咨询员

zī xún yuán

advisor; consultant

More characters with 次

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