反问 fǎnwèn to ask (a question) in reply
to ask (a question) in reply; to answer a question with a question; rhetorical question
How to remember 反问: 反 oppose + 问 ask = to ask (a question) in reply.
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How it is used
- 'A rhetorical question; to retort with a question' - 他没回答，反问了我一句 (instead of answering, he shot a question back at me).
- Also the grammatical device 反问句 (a rhetorical question that implies its own answer). The 反 = turning the question back.