发难 (fā nàn) — to rise in revolt; to rebel; to launch an attack (verbally); to challenge someone with difficult questions
Definition
发难 has two senses: physically 'to rise up in revolt' (a formal, historical verb) and verbally 'to challenge or attack someone with hard questions' at a meeting or debate. In the verbal sense it is sharper and more aggressive than merely 问 or 批评.
verb
to rise in revoltto rebelto launch an attack (verbally)to challenge someone with difficult questions
Examples
- 发难。Lì shǐ shàng duō cì nóng mín qǐ yì dōu shì xiàng cháo tíng fā nàn.Many peasant uprisings in history were revolts against the imperial court.
- 。Tā zài huì yì shàng xiàng wǒ fā le yí cì nán.He launched an attack on me at the meeting.
- 发难，。Bú yào suí biàn xiàng bié rén fā nàn, yào jiǎng lǐ mào.Don't casually challenge others with difficult questions; be polite.
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