Chinese Word: 辯 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

辯 (Simplified: 辩)HSK 5

Pinyin: biàn

English Definition: to dispute; to debate; to argue; to discuss

Chinese Definition:
①说明是非或争论真假：分辩(亦作“分辨”)。争辩。答辩。辩白。辩驳。辩护。辩解。辩论。辩士。辩证。

Total strokes: 21; Radical: 辛

Ideographic:A bitter 辛 exchange of words 言

Character Formation:

⿲ Left to middle and right
- 辛 [ xīn ] bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem
- 言 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
- 辛 [ xīn ] bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem

Similar Characters: 辮

辯論HSK 5	biàn lùn	debate; argument; to argue over; Classifiers: 场
辯護HSK 6	biàn hù	to speak in defense of; to argue in favor of; to defend; to plead
辯證法	biàn zhèng fǎ	dialectics; dialectic or Socratic method of debate
辯解HSK 6	biàn jiě	to explain; to justify; to defend (a point of view etc); to provide an explanation; to try to defend oneself
辯證唯物主義	biàn zhèng wéi wù zhǔ yì	dialectical materialism

1		lǜ shī 律师 zài 在 fǎ tíng shàng 法庭上 wèi 为 bèi gào 被告 biàn hù 辩护。 Lawyers defend their clients in court.
2		yī chǎng 一场 jī liè 激烈 de 的 biàn lùn 辩论 zài 在 huì yì 会议 shàng 上 zhǎn kāi 展开。 A heated debate ensued at the meeting.
3		zhè chǎng 这场 biàn lùn 辩论 de 的 jié guǒ 结果 jiàng 将 jué dìng 决定 xuǎn jǔ 选举 de 的 jú miàn 局面。 The outcome of this debate will determine the course of the election.
4		zài 在 zhè cì 这次 biàn lùn 辩论 zhōng 中， tā 他 xiǎn rán 显然 shèng guò 胜过 le 了 tā 他 de 的 duì shǒu 对手。 In this debate, he clearly outperformed his opponents.
5		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 yī gè 一个 gōng zhèng 公正 de 的 cái pàn 裁判 lái 来 zhǔ chí 主持 biàn lùn 辩论 de 的 chéng xù 程序。 We need a fair judge to preside over the proceedings of the debate.

1		lǜ shī 律师 zài 在 fǎ tíng shàng 法庭上 wèi 为 bèi gào 被告 biàn hù 辩护。 Lawyers defend their clients in court.
2		yī chǎng 一场 jī liè 激烈 de 的 biàn lùn 辩论 zài 在 huì yì 会议 shàng 上 zhǎn kāi 展开。 A heated debate ensued at the meeting.
3		zhè chǎng 这场 biàn lùn 辩论 de 的 jié guǒ 结果 jiàng 将 jué dìng 决定 xuǎn jǔ 选举 de 的 jú miàn 局面。 The outcome of this debate will determine the course of the election.
4		zài 在 zhè cì 这次 biàn lùn 辩论 zhōng 中， tā 他 xiǎn rán 显然 shèng guò 胜过 le 了 tā 他 de 的 duì shǒu 对手。 In this debate, he clearly outperformed his opponents.
5		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 yī gè 一个 gōng zhèng 公正 de 的 cái pàn 裁判 lái 来 zhǔ chí 主持 biàn lùn 辩论 de 的 chéng xù 程序。 We need a fair judge to preside over the proceedings of the debate.