抗辩

抗辯

kàngbiàn

verb #17,281

Meanings

1 to counter accusations
2 to plead (in court)
3 to protest
4 a defense (against an allegation)

Characters

to resist; to oppose

to argue; to debate

Examples

被告在法庭上进行了激烈的抗辩。

Bèigào zài fǎtíng shàng jìnxíng le jīliè de kàngbiàn.

The defendant put up a fierce defense in court.

他的律师提出了无罪抗辩。

Tā de lǜshī tíchū le wúzuì kàngbiàn.

His lawyer entered a plea of not guilty.

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抗辩 is a formal/legal term. In everyday speech, people would more commonly say 辩护 (to defend) or 反驳 (to refute).

Stroke Order

抗 kàng

辩 biàn