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Meaning

dispute; debate; argue; discuss

Chinese: 辩论、辩解。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “bian” becomes a different word in each tone. 辩 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

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Common Words

  • 辩论biàn lùndebate; argument; to argue over
  • 辩护biàn hùto speak in defense of; to argue in favor of; to defend; to plead
  • 辩解biàn jiěto explain; to justify; to defend (a point of view etc); to provide an explanation
  • 答辩dá biànto reply (to an accusation); to defend one's dissertation
  • 辩证biàn zhèngto investigate; dialectical

Example Sentence

同学们正在台上激烈地辩论。Tóng xué men zhèng zài tái shàng jī liè de biàn lùn.The students are debating fiercely on stage.

同学Tóng xuéto study at the same schoomen(plural marker)zhèngfirst month of the lunar y在台zài táiin Taiwan (used attributivshàngon激烈jī liè(of competition or fightinde(adverb marker)辩论biàn lùndebate