辩

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to dispute; to debate; to argue; to discuss

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dispute · Heisig RSH #1184

chili pepper + words

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
事实胜于雄辩	shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn	facts speak louder than words (idiom)
辩证法	biàn zhèng fǎ	dialectics; dialectic or Socratic method of debate
能言善辩	néng yán shàn biàn	glib of tongue (idiom); eloquent
百口莫辩	bǎi kǒu mò biàn	(idiom) (of sb unfairly accused) to have all one's protestations fall on deaf ears; to be …
辩护人	biàn hù rén	defender; defending counsel
强辩到底	qiǎng biàn dào dǐ	to argue endlessly; to try to have the last word
辩证唯物主义	biàn zhèng wéi wù zhǔ yì	dialectical materialism
不容置辩	bù róng zhì biàn	peremptory; not to be denied; not brooking argument
辩机	Biàn jī	Bianji (c. 620-648), Tang dynasty buddhist monk and disciple of 玄奘[Xuan2 zang4], author an…
辩白	biàn bái	to offer an explanation; to plead innocence; to try to defend oneself
辩手	biàn shǒu	debater; debate team member
无罪抗辩	wú zuì kàng biàn	plea of not guilty
控辩交易	kòng biàn jiāo yì	plea bargaining; plea agreement
分辩	fēn biàn	to explain the facts; to defend against an accusation
辩护士	biàn hù shì	defender; apologist
辩才天	biàn cái tiān	Saraswati (the Hindu goddess of wisdom and arts and consort of Lord Brahma)
辩明	biàn míng	to explain clearly; to elucidate
辩方	biàn fāng	(law) the defense
雄辩家	xióng biàn jiā	orator
好辩	hào biàn	argumentative; quarrelsome