反问句

反問句

fǎnwènjù

noun

Measure Word

一个反问句 gè

Meanings

1 rhetorical question
2 rhetorical interrogative sentence

Characters

reverse / counter

Examples

HSK 3

"难道你不知道吗？" 这是一个反问句。

" Nándào nǐ bù zhīdào ma? " Zhè shì yī gè fǎnwènjù.

"Don't you know?" - this is a rhetorical question.

HSK 7-9

用反问句可以加强语气。

Yòng fǎnwènjù kěyǐ jiāqiáng yǔqì.

Using rhetorical questions can strengthen the tone.

Tips

grammar

Common Chinese rhetorical-question markers: 难道...吗 ("don't tell me..."), 不是...吗 ("isn't it...?"), and 怎么...呢 ("how could...?"). They expect agreement, not an actual answer.

Stroke Order

反 fǎn

问 wèn

句 jù