Verbask in reply; answer a question with a question

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 反问.
反 stroke order svg
问 stroke order svg

Practice writing 反问 (fǎn wèn) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

反问 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 反问 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 反问 with other words naturally.
Verb + Object
yòng
fǎn
wèn
neutral
use a rhetorical question
fǎn
wèn
neutral
ask a rhetorical question
Adjective + Nounwith语气
fǎn
wèn
de
neutral
tone of a rhetorical question
Adverb + Verbwith直接
zhí
jiē
fǎn
wèn
neutral
ask rhetorically directly

Example Sentences with 反问

ma
Aren't you going?
miàn
duì
zhè
zhǒng
duān
zhǐ
lěng
jìng
fǎn
wèn
duì
fāng
yǒu
zhèng
Faced with this groundless accusation, he calmly asked in reply what evidence the other party had.
rán
zhì
de
pàn
duàn
fǎn
wèn
de
fāng
àn
yòu
gāo
míng
zài
Since you question my judgment, let me ask in reply: where exactly is your plan superior?
zhè
nán
dào
shì
de
cuò
ma
Isn't this your fault?
bìng
méi
yǒu
zhí
jiē
fǎn
ér
shì
yòng
qiǎo
miào
de
fǎn
wèn
huà
jiě
le
gān
He did not directly refute it, but instead used a clever counter-question to defuse the awkwardness.
zài
biàn
lùn
zhōng
cóng
zhèng
miàn
huí
zǒng
shì
fǎn
wèn
lái
huí
xīn
wèn
In debates, he never answers directly, always avoiding the core issue by asking questions in return.
rán
zhè
me
shuō
fǎn
wèn
dāng
shí
wèi
shén
me
xǐng
ne
Since you say so, let me ask in return, why didn't you remind me at that time?
dāng
bèi
wèn
xiàng
shī
bài
de
yuán
yīn
shí
jīng
méi
yǒu
jiě
shì
fǎn
ér
fǎn
wèn
tuán
duì
shì
fǒu
jìn
le
quán
When asked about the reason for the project's failure, the manager did not explain but instead asked in reply whether the team had done their best.