反问 fǎnwèn▶ pregunta retórica

Stroke order

反问 is written in 10 strokes across 2 characters.

• 反 — 4 strokes
• 问 — 6 strokes

Senses

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

Related words

• 反之al contrario; mientras que
• 反射resonar; reflejar
• 反常anormal
• 反思reflejar
• 反感Disgustado
• 反抗resistencia

反问 is pronounced fǎnwèn and means “pregunta retórica”. It belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary, one of the six bands of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, China’s official Chinese proficiency exam. Recognising 反问 on a page and producing it in conversation are different skills, and only the second holds up when someone is waiting for an answer — so LexiTrail brings it back just as your memory of it starts to fade, not on a fixed weekly rota.