Chinese word

成问题

Pronunciation

Pinyinchéng wèn tí

Meaning

  • verbbe a problem

Example

这个计划成问题了，我们要重新考虑。zhè ge jì huà chéng wèn tí le wǒ men yào chóng xīn kǎo lǜ

This plan has become a problem, so we need to reconsider it.

Illustration for 成问题 (be a problem)

More examples

这件事如果延期交付，可能会成问题。zhè jiàn shì rú guǒ yán qī jiāo fù kě néng huì chéng wèn tí

If this matter is delivered late, it may become a problem.

Core concept

A workable situation shifts into one with a defect or obstacle that now needs attention.

Common phrases

  • 可能成问题kě néng chéng wèn tí

    may be a problem

  • 对...成问题duì chéng wèn tí

    be a problem for ___

  • 会成问题huì chéng wèn tí

    will be a problem

Similar words

出问题chū wèn tí: Develop a problem that stops a plan or situation from proceeding normally.
有问题yǒu wèn tí: Be in a state with a flaw, defect, or other problem.
出毛病chū máo bìng: Develop a fault or malfunction in a machine or body.
发生故障fā shēng gù zhàng: Suffer a breakdown that makes machinery or equipment stop working normally.

Definition in Chinese

表示某事或情况从原本正常或可行变为出现缺陷、需要处理或阻碍的状态biǎo shì mǒu shì huò qíng kuàng cóng yuán běn zhèng cháng huò kě xíng biàn wéi chū xiàn quē xiàn xū yào chú lǐ huò zǔ ài de zhuàng tài

Word origin

The combination of 成 (chéng, "become") with 问 (wèn, "ask") + 题 (tí, "topic") gives the image of something turning into an issue that needs attention.

Usage tips

  • With 了 (le, "change-of-state particle"), the phrase commonly presents trouble as a new development rather than an already established difficulty.

Opposites

  • 不成问题bù chéng wèn tínot be a problemverb
  • 没有问题méi yǒu wèn tíhave no problemverb

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