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答辩

答辯
dábiàn
verb HSK 7 #24,751

Meanings

  1. 1 to defend (a thesis)
  2. 2 to reply in defense

Characters

答
dá
answer; reply
辩
biàn
debate; argue

Examples

他明天要进行论文答辩。
Tā míngtiān yào jìnxíng lùnwén dábiàn.
He has his thesis defense tomorrow.
被告有权为自己答辩。
Bèigào yǒu quán wèi zìjǐ dábiàn.
The defendant has the right to defend themselves.

Tips

usage
答辩 is used in two main contexts: academic (thesis/dissertation defense) and legal (defendant’s reply). In universities, 毕业答辩 refers to the graduation thesis defense.

Stroke Order

答 dá
辩 biàn

Related Words

辩护 biànhù HSK 7 #2,459
to defend / to speak in defense of / to plead
辩 biàn HSK 7 #4,715
to dispute / to debate / to argue
答复 dáfù HSK 5 #6,348
to reply; to answer / reply; response (formal)
辩解 biànjiě HSK 7 #7,889
to explain / to justify / to offer an excuse
辩护律师 biànhùlǜshī #5,502
defense lawyer / defense attorney
答 dá HSK 5 #3,018
to answer; to reply / to respond; to return (a favor)
解答 jiědá HSK 7 #11,935
to answer / to solve (a problem) / to resolve
回答 huídá HSK 1 #769
to reply / to answer
答案 dáàn HSK 4 #1,068
answer; solution / key (to a test or exercise)
答应 dāying HSK 2 #953
to agree; to promise / to respond; to answer
答辩 dábiàn
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