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诘难

Word · VerbTraditional詰難

to censure; to blame; to debate

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to censure; to blame; to find fault with

literary

A literary term indicating forceful questioning or rebuke. Often used in academic or formal debate contexts.

Xué学
zhě者
men们
zài在
huì会
yì议
shàng上
hù互
xiāng相
jié诘
nàn难
 。

The scholars censured each other at the conference.

Tā他
de的
lǐ理
lùn论
zāo遭
dào到
le了
tóng同
háng行
de的
yán严
lì厉
jié诘
nàn难
 。

His theory was severely criticized by his peers.

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Miàn面
duì对
jié诘
nàn难
 ,
tā他
chén沉
zhuó着
lěng冷
jìng静
dì地
dá答
biàn辩
 。

Facing the censure, he calmly defended himself.