Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

反問

fǎnwèn

ㄈㄢˇ ㄨㄣˋ

Simplified 反问

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

如果你太直接問她有沒有朋友,她會懷疑且反問:“你為什麼要這樣問?”

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?"

Keep 反問 and it comes back until you know it.

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