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反问 fǎnwèn

反问 fǎnwèn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 反问 fǎnwèn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fǎnwèn | fan3 wen4
English translation
to ask (a question) in reply
to answer a question with a question
rhetorical question

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Traditional form

反問

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 反问 fǎnwèn

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fǎn

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a hand ( yòu ) climbing a cliff ( hǎn ). Based on original meaning "pull", later extended to "turn around", "oppose".

Positional decomposition

厂又

Number of Strokes

4
wèn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and Mén represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Mén

Semantic compound

kǒu

Positional decomposition

门口 mén kǒu

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 反问 fǎnwèn

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冯云卿 měng de Zuò 起来 qǐlai ,惊惶 jīng huáng de 反问 fǎnwèn .

Feng Yun - ching asked nervously, sitting up with a start.

微微 wēi wēi zhòu le xià 眉头 méi tóu 显然 xiǎnrán bìng 期待 qīdài 任何人回答 huídá de 反问 fǎnwèn

He grimaced slightly, obviously expecting no answer to his rhetorical question.

有人 yǒu rén wèn 是否 shìfǒu 害怕 hàipà 害怕 hàipà 什么 shénme ?” fǎn 问道 wèn dào

Was he afraid, he was asked. "Afraid of what?" he retorted.

我顶 le zuǐ 反问 fǎnwèn le 几句

I talked back and asked questions.

怎么 zěnme huì yǒu 那种 nà zhǒng 想法 xiǎng fǎ ne ?”绷着脸 běng zhe liǎn fǎn 问道 wèn dào

"Whatever gives you that idea?" she replied straight-faced.

反问 fǎnwèn Decomposition

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反问 fǎnwèn Compounds

See all 26 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 反问 fǎnwèn in their composition.

  • fǎn
    • bǎn
    • bān
    • fàn , bǎn , pàn , fàn , fǎn , bǎn , bǎn , guī , bǎn , jiǎ , bǎn , Biàn , fàn , pān , bǎn , fǎn , , , , , bǎn , fàn , , fàn
  • wèn
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