辯
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biàn · to argue, to dispute

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21Total strokes

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Left-middle-rightCharacter structure

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辛Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 辯

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Example sentences

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Wǒ mén zài shì jiè rén kǒu wèn tí shàng zhēng biàn le yì fān.我們在世界人口問題上爭辯了一番。

We debated on the question of world population.

Source: Tatoeba #349717 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zǔ zhī le yì chǎng guān wū shí shì de kè táng biàn lùn.他組織了一場關於時事的課堂辯論。

He organized a classroom debate on current events.

Source: Tatoeba #13573498 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén méi yǒu shí jiàn lái biàn lùn.我們沒有時間來辯論。

We don't have time to debate.

Source: Tatoeba #6093897 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ rèn wéi biàn lùn gāi jì xù jìn xíng.我認爲辯論該繼續進行。

I believe that the debate should be carried on.

Source: Tatoeba #5685863 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xióng biàn rú yín, chén mò rú jīn.雄辯如銀,沉默如金。

Speech is silver, but silence is golden.

Source: Tatoeba #806224 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú yào tóng yí gè shǎ guā zhēng biàn 、 fǒu zé bié rén huì gǎo bù qīng dào dǐ shuí shì shǎ guā.不要同一個傻瓜爭辯、否則別人會搞不清到底誰是傻瓜。

Don't argue with an idiot, or else people might not be sure which of you is really the idiot.

Source: Tatoeba #839129 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 辯 in context

  1. Say biàn, then recall the core meaning: to argue, to dispute.
  2. Write all 21 strokes while keeping the left-middle-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 辯 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.