query

Compared meaning: to ask about something (verb).

比较义项：询问，就某事提问（动词）。

• question

  Usually spoken and direct, often face-to-face; can imply probing, testioning, or even mild challenge, as in an exam or interview.

  通常是口头、直接的提问，常面对面进行；可带有追问甚至质疑的意味，如考试或面试中的提问。

  The teacher asked a difficult question during the exam.

  老师在考试中问了一个很难的问题。

• query 本词

  More formal, often written or electronic; used to ask about details or check something in business, technical, or customer-service contexts.

  更为正式，常通过书面或电子方式提出；多用于商务、技术或客服场景中就细节进行询问或核实。

  Please send your query to the support team by email.

  请通过电子邮件将您的询问发送给支持团队。

Both words mean to ask for information. Question is usually spoken and direct, and can suggest probing or challenging, as in an interview. Query is more formal, often written or electronic, used to ask about details at work. Not compared: question used as a noun.

两者都表示提出问题以获取信息，但 question 多指口头、当面提出具体问题，语气较直接甚至带追问或质疑的意味；query 更正式，常指通过书面或电子方式就细节、疑点提出询问，多用于事务、技术或客服场景。这里不比较 question 作名词表示“问题”本身的用法。