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反驳

fǎn bó · fan bo

Traditional 反駁

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to retort
  2. to refute
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Summer or winter

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)夏天(xiàtiān)最(zuì)好(hǎo)，因为(yīnwèi)可以(kěyǐ)吃(chī)西瓜(xīguā)。

    I think summer is best, because you can eat watermelon.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)要(yào)反驳(fǎnbó)你(nǐ)！冬天(dōngtiān)有(yǒu)火锅(huǒguō)，更(gèng)好(hǎo)。

    I want to rebut that! Winter has hotpot, which is better.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)我(wǒ)也(yě)来(lái)反驳(fǎnbó)一下(yīxià)：夏天(xiàtiān)也(yě)可以(kěyǐ)吃(chī)火锅(huǒguō)。

    Okay, let me rebut that: you can eat hotpot in summer too.

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)夏天(xiàtiān)吃(chī)火锅(huǒguō)太(tài)热(rè)了(le)！

    But hotpot in summer is too hot!

  5. Dengdeng

    所以(suǒyǐ)要(yào)配(pèi)西瓜(xīguā)。我(wǒ)没(méi)输(shū)。

    So you pair it with watermelon. I didn't lose.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)认(rèn)为(wéi)，去(qù)反(fǎn)驳(bó)一(yí)个(gè)不(bú)认(rèn)识(shi)的(de)人(rén)有(yǒu)些(xiē)不(bù)礼(lǐ)貌(mào)。

They consider it impolite to disagree with someone they don't know very well.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Gustav249 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)是(shì)对(duì)来(lái)源(yuán)有(yǒu)异(yì)议(yì)，还(hái)是(shì)有(yǒu)相(xiāng)关(guān)的(de)证(zhèng)据(jù)可(kě)以(yǐ)反(fǎn)驳(bó)这(zhè)个(gè)说(shuō)法(fǎ)呢(ne)？

Do you have an objection to the source, or a relevant piece of evidence to refute the claim?

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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