Chinese word

反驳

Pronunciation

Pinyinfǎn bó

Meaning

  • verbrefute

Example

他在会议上反驳了那个观点。tā zài huì yì shàng fǎn bó le nà ge guān diǎn

He refuted that view at the meeting.

Illustration for 反驳 (refute)

More examples

他提供了充分证据，别人无法反驳。tā tí gōng le chōng fèn zhèng jù bié rén wú fǎ fǎn bó

He provided enough evidence that others could not refute it.

Core concept

Turns a disagreement into an active challenge by answering a claim with logic, facts, or evidence.

Common phrases

  • 被反驳bèi fǎn bó

    be refuted

  • 难以反驳nán yǐ fǎn bó

    hard to refute

  • 反驳意见fǎn bó yì jiàn

    refute an opinion

Similar words

辩驳biàn bó: Answering an argument in a debate with reasons or evidence.
质疑zhì yí: Showing doubt about whether something is valid, justified, or true.
否定fǒu dìng: Deciding that a view or statement is wrong and rejecting it.

Definition in Chinese

对他人的看法或陈述表示不同意见，并用事实、推理或证据否定或指出其不足。duì tā rén de kàn fǎ huò chén shù biǎo shì bù tóng yì jiàn bìng yòng shì shí tuī lǐ huò zhèng jù fǒu dìng huò zhǐ chū qí bù zú

Word origin

反驳 (fǎnbó, "to refute") is formed from 反 (fǎn, "to oppose") and 驳 (bó, "to rebut"), so its parts point directly to opposing and rejecting an argument.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this verb can sound more forceful than English "disagree," so the surrounding tone helps show whether the response is calm debate or sharp pushback.

Other meanings

  • talk backverb
  • outargueverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 反驳者fǎn bó zhěrefuternoun

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