反问句

反問句
fǎnwènjù
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 rhetorical question
  2. 2 rhetorical interrogative sentence

Examples

HSK 4
" Nándào nǐ bù zhīdào ma? " Zhè shì yī gè fǎnwènjù.
"Don't you know?" - this is a rhetorical question.
HSK 5
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