Chinese word dictionary

答辩

dábiàn · to reply (to an accusation); to defend one's dissertation

Practice word

Word information

Simplified答辩

Traditional答辯

Pinyindábiàn

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

答dá

answer, reply; to return; to assent to

辩biàn

to argue, to dispute; to discuss, to debate

How to learn 答辩

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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回答huídá

to reply; to answer; reply; answer

答应dāying

to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise

答dá

to answer; to reply; to respond

答案dá’àn

answer; solution; CL:個|个[ge4]

答复dáfù

to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header); variant of 答覆|答复[da2 fu4]

解答jiědá

to solve (a problem); to resolve (a difficulty); to provide an answer; solution; resolution; answer