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反问

fǎn wèn

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 反問

What 反问 means

1. to ask (a question) in reply
2. to answer a question with a question
3. rhetorical question

The characters in 反问

• 反fǎncontrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down
• 问wènto ask; to inquire

Example sentences

• 如果你太直接问她有没有朋友，她会怀疑且反问：“你为什么要这样问？”
  Rúguǒ nǐ tài zhíjiē wèn tā yǒuméiyǒu péngyou, tā huì huáiyí qiě fǎnwèn:"nǐ wèishénme yào zhèyàng wèn?"
  If you ask her too directly whether she has a friend, she will become suspicious and answer: "Why did you ask me that?"
• 如果你太直接问她有没有朋友，她会怀疑且反问：“你为什幺要这样问？”
  If you ask her too directly whether she has a friend, she will become suspicious and answer: "Why did you ask me that?"

Words starting with 反问

• 反问语气fǎn wèn yǔ qìtone of one's voice when asking a rhetorical question
• 反问句fǎn wèn jùrhetorical question