答辩

答辩 dábiàn

Defend ([reply in defense] - defense)

答辩 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體答辯 dabian

What 答辩 means

Defend ([reply in defense] - defense)

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答辩 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

答

dā / dá

Answer

辩

biàn

Debates (dispute)

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How to write 答辩

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答辩 in a sentence

下周他要进行毕业论文答辩。

Xià zhōu tā yào jìnxíng bìyè lùnwén dábiàn.

Next week he has to defend his graduation thesis.

被告在法庭上进行了答辩。

Bèigào zài fǎtíng shang jìnxíng le dábiàn.

The defendant made his reply in court.

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Questions about 答辩

What does 答辩 mean in English?

答辩 is pronounced dábiàn and means Defend ([reply in defense] - defense).

How do you pronounce 答辩?

答辩 is dábiàn in pinyin — written dabian without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 答辩?

答辩 is written with 2 characters: 答 (dā / dá) Answer, 辩 (biàn) Debates (dispute). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 答辩 written in traditional Chinese?

答辯. The simplified form 答辩 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 答辯 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced dábiàn.

Is 答辩 an HSK word?

Yes — 答辩 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

搭 dā 搭档 dādàng 搭配 dāpèi 达成 dáchéng 答复 dáfù 打包 dǎbāo 打官司 dǎguānsi 打击 dǎjī

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