辩 biàn — dispute; debate; argue; discuss
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.
Common words: 辩论 (biàn lùn)、辩护 (biàn hù)、辩解 (biàn jiě)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "argue"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "argue", including 辩 (biàn), 驳 (bó). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "argue" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 辩 (biàn), 驳 (bó) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span biàn, bó — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 辩 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 辩 biàndispute; debate; argue; discussUseful words: 辩论, 辩护
- 驳 bóargue; parti-colored; tranship; dispute; contradict; refuteUseful words: 反驳, 驳回
Common words for these 2 "argue" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 辩 (biàn) — so "argue" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
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反驳fǎn bóto retort; to refute驳回bó huíto reject; to turn down; to overrule驳子bó zito tow (a barge)
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "argue".
驳 bó — argue; parti-colored; tranship; dispute; contradict; refute
他的理由站不住脚，很快就被驳倒了。Tā de lǐ yóu zhàn bu zhù jiǎo, hěn kuài jiù bèi bó dǎo le.His argument did not hold up and was quickly refuted.
Common words: 反驳 (fǎn bó)、驳回 (bó huí)、驳子 (bó zi)
All 2 characters
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