"inquire after" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 問候
• 詢問（某人的近況）

Definition

通常指在某人不在時，詢問其健康、近況或情況。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

正式且略帶老式色彩，日常口語更常用“問問…怎麼樣”。用於表達對某人的掛念，特別是在其生病或缺席後。不要與 'inquire into'（調查）混淆。

Examples

I called to inquire after your grandmother's health.

我打電話來**問候**你奶奶的身體情況。

He stopped by to inquire after his old teacher.

他順便過來**問候**他的老老師。

Many people inquired after him when he was absent from school.

他缺課時，許多人**問候**了他。

Did anyone inquire after me while I was away?

我不在的時候有人**問候**我嗎？

She always inquires after her neighbors when they’re sick.

鄰居生病時她總是**問候**他們。

People from work have been inquiring after you all week.

同事們整週都在**問候**你。