Meaning of 反诘
反诘 means to ask a rhetorical question; to retort with a question. Pronounced fǎn jié.
- to ask a rhetorical question; to retort with a question
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
bìng并
méi没
yǒu有
zhí直
jiē接
huí回
dá答
，
ér而
shì是
fǎn反
jié诘
dào道
：
“
Nǐ你
yǒu有
shén什
me么
zhèng证
jù据
？
”
。
He didn't answer directly, but instead retorted, 'What evidence do you have?'
Yǎn演
jiǎng讲
zhě者
fǎn反
jié诘
tīng听
zhòng众
，
yǐ以
qiáng强
diào调
tā他
de的
lùn论
diǎn点
。
The speaker asked the audience a rhetorical question to emphasize his point.
Miàn面
duì对
zhǐ指
kòng控
，
tā她
zhǐ只
yòng用
le了
yī一
gè个
jiān尖
ruì锐
de的
fǎn反
jié诘
zuò作
wéi为
huí回
yìng应
。
Faced with the accusation, she responded with only a sharp rhetorical question.