ask in reply; answer a question with a question (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
反問
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他反问道：“你确定这样做是对的吗？” tā fǎnwèn dào：“nǐ quèdìng zhèyàng zuò shì duì de ma？” - He asked back, "Are you sure this is the right thing to do?"
她反问：“难道你不相信我吗？” tā fǎnwèn：“nándào nǐ bù xiāngxìn wǒ ma？” - She countered, "Don't you trust me?"
老师用反问的方式激发学生思考。 lǎoshī yòng fǎnwèn de fāngshì jīfā xuéshēng sīkǎo。 - The teacher used questioning to stimulate student thinking.
面对困难，他经常自我反问。 miànduì kùnnán， tā jīngcháng zìwǒ fǎnwèn。 - Faced with difficulties, he often questions himself.
他的反问让人们重新审视问题。 tā de fǎnwèn ràng rénmen chóngxīn shěnshì wèntí。 - His questioning made people reconsider the issue.
Characters
问 wèn - to ask | HSK 2
反 fǎn - to turn over, to reverse; to return, to counter; counter-revolutionary, reactionary; to generalize |