辯

biàn

dispute, argue, debate, discuss

How to write 辯, stroke by stroke

to dispute; to debate; to argue; to discuss

Ideographic: A bitter 辛 exchange of words 言

Made of 辛 + 言

辯護biàn hùto speak in defense of; to argue in favor of; to defend; to plead
辯論biàn lùndebate; argument; to argue over
辯方biàn fāng(law) the defense
辯解biàn jiěto explain; to justify; to defend (a point of view etc); to provide an explanation; to try to defend oneself
爭辯zhēng biàna dispute; to wrangle
狡辯jiǎo biànto deflect blame from oneself with a dishonest story; to make excuses
辯護人biàn hù réndefender; defending counsel
申辯shēn biànto defend oneself; to rebut a charge
答辯dá biànto reply (to an accusation); to defend one's dissertation
抗辯kàng biànto counter accusations; to protest; to remonstrate; to retort; to plead; to demur; a plea (of not guilty); a defense (against an allegation); to enter a plea to a charge (in a law court)
分辯fēn biànto explain the facts; to defend against an accusation
善辯shàn biàneloquent; good at arguing

我們在世界人口問題上爭辯了一番。
wǒ mén zài shì jiè rén kǒu wèn tí shàng zhēng biàn le yì fān 。
We debated on the question of world population.
雄辯如銀，沉默如金。
xióng biàn rú yín ， chén mò rú jīn 。
Speech is silver, but silence is golden.
行動勝於雄辯。
xíng dòng shèng wū xióng biàn 。
Actions speak louder than words.
我們沒有時間來辯論。
wǒ mén méi yǒu shí jiàn lái biàn lùn 。
We don't have time to debate.
我認為辯論該繼續進行。
wǒ rèn wéi biàn lùn gāi jì xù jìn xíng 。
I believe that the debate should be carried on.