Hanzi
Traditional
辯
Simplified
辩

to dispute/to debate/to argue/to discuss

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

biàn, pián, biǎn, bàn

Bopomofo

ㄅㄧㄢˋ, ㄆㄧㄢˊ, ㄅㄧㄢˇ, ㄅㄢˋ

Jyutping

bin6

Example sentences

狡辯 / 狡辩 jiǎobiàn
事實擺在眼前，你不要再狡辯了。
事实摆在眼前，你不要再狡辩了。

The facts are right in front of you, stop quibbling.

確鑿 / 确凿 quèzáo
在證據確鑿的情況下，他無法再狡辯了。
在证据确凿的情况下，他无法再狡辩了。

With conclusive evidence, he could no longer offer any more sophistry.

答辯 / 答辩 dábiàn
她正在為畢業論文答辯做準備。
她正在为毕业论文答辩做准备。

She is preparing for her graduation thesis defense.

辯解 / 辩解 biànjiě
他不為自己的錯誤做任何辯解。
他不为自己的错误做任何辩解。

He made no excuses for his mistakes.

冷笑 lěngxiào
聽完他的辯解，經理只是冷笑了一聲。
听完他的辩解，经理只是冷笑了一声。

After hearing his excuse, the manager just gave a cold laugh.

辯論 / 辩论 biànlùn
昨晚的電視辯論非常精彩。
昨晚的电视辩论非常精彩。

Last night's TV debate was very exciting.

評判 / 评判 píngpàn
我們請老師來評判這場辯論。
我们请老师来评判这场辩论。

We asked the teacher to judge this debate.

Example Vocabulary

爭辯

zheng1'bian4

狡辯

jiao3'bian4

to quibble; to argue deceitfully; sophistry

答辯

da2'bian4

defense (of a thesis); to reply to a charge

辯解

bian4'jie3

to explain; to justify; to defend oneself

辯論

bian4'lun4

debate; argument; to debate

分辯

fen1'bian4

善辯

好辯

hao4'bian4

抗辯

kang4'bian4

申辯

shen1'bian4

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