诘问

詰問

jiéwèn

verb #33,286

Meanings

1 to interrogate
2 to question closely
3 to cross-examine

Characters

to interrogate, to press for answers

Examples

记者诘问了官员关于这起事故的责任。

Jìzhě jiéwèn le guānyuán guānyú zhè qǐ shìgù de zérèn.

Reporters closely questioned the official about responsibility for this accident.

面对父亲的诘问,他低下了头。

Miànduì fùqīn de jiéwèn, tā dīxià le tóu.

Faced with his father's interrogation, he lowered his head.

Tips

register

诘问 is formal/literary — common in news writing, legal contexts, and serious dialogue. Plain 'ask' is 问; 诘问 implies pressing, accusatory questioning where the asker doubts the answerer.

Stroke Order

诘 jié

问 wèn