question reproachfully; demand an explanation
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to question reproachfully; to demand an explanation; to rebuke with a question
formalOften used when someone in a position of authority questions someone angrily or sternly, or when someone questions with strong disapproval.
Lǎo老
shī师
chì斥
wèn问
xué学
sheng生
wèi为
shén什
me么
méi没
yǒu有
wán完
chéng成
zuò作
yè业
。
The teacher sternly questioned the student about why he hadn't finished his homework.
Tā他
dà大
shēng声
chì斥
wèn问
duì对
fāng方
dào到
dǐ底
xiǎng想
gàn干
shén什
me么
。
He loudly and reproachfully demanded to know what the other person was trying to do.
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Miàn面
duì对
shī失
zhí职
，
lǐng领
dǎo导
yán严
lì厉
de地
chì斥
wèn问
fù负
zé责
rén人
。
Faced with the dereliction of duty, the leader harshly questioned the person in charge.