辩称

辯稱

biànchēng

verb #21,039

Meanings

1 to argue
2 to contend
3 to claim in one's defense

Characters

to debate / to argue

to claim / to state

Examples

HSK 6

他辩称这件事与他无关。

Tā biànchēng zhè jiàn shì yǔ tā wúguān.

He contended that the matter had nothing to do with him.

HSK 7-9

被告辩称自己是无辜的。

Bèigào biànchēng zìjǐ shì wúgū de.

The defendant argued that he was innocent.

Tips

usage

辩称 is common in legal and journalistic contexts, meaning to claim something in one's own defense or argument. It often implies the speaker's claim is contested.

Stroke Order

辩 biàn

称 chēng