反驳
Old HSK 6
反驳 (fǎnbó) · to refute
反驳 (fǎnbó) means “to refute; to argue back”. It is written with 2 characters: 反 (reverse) + 驳 (variegated). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 反驳 is built
The characters
反 fǎn · reverse
What 反 is made of
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: A hand 又 held up against a cliff 厂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
驳 bó · variegated
What 驳 is made of
- 马mǎ — horse
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 爻yáo — diagrams for divination
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Example sentences
他用事实反驳了对方的观点。Tā yòng shìshí fǎnbó le duìfāng de guāndiǎn.He refuted the other side's view with facts.
我想反驳，但找不到理由。Wǒ xiǎng fǎnbó, dàn zhǎobudào lǐyóu.I wanted to argue back but couldn't find a reason.
Questions about 反驳
What does 反驳 mean?
反驳 (fǎnbó) means “to refute; to argue back”.
How do you pronounce 反驳?
反驳 is pronounced fǎnbó.
Which HSK level is 反驳?
反驳 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 反对fǎnduìto oppose
- 反复fǎnfùrepeatedly
- 反应fǎnyìngreaction
- 反正fǎnzhènganyway
- 反而fǎn'érinstead
- 反映fǎnyìngto reflect
- 相反xiāngfǎnopposite
- 违反wéifǎnto violate
- 反常fǎnchángunusual
- 反感fǎngǎnto dislike
Learn 反驳 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 51: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.