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争辩

爭辯
zhēngbiàn
verb HSK 7-9 #9,062

Meanings

  1. 1 to argue; to dispute; to debate
  2. 2 to contend (verbally)

Examples

HSK 2
不要再跟我争辩了。
Búyào zài gēn wǒ zhēngbiàn le.
Stop arguing with me.
HSK 3
他们为了这件事争辩了很久。
Tāmen wèile zhè jiàn shì zhēngbiàn le hěn jiǔ.
They argued about this matter for a long time.
HSK 6
他试图争辩，但没人听。
Tā shìtú zhēngbiàn, dàn méi rén tīng.
He tried to argue, but nobody listened.

Tips

usage
争辩 implies a back-and-forth verbal dispute where both sides defend their positions. Compare: 争论 (argue/debate, more neutral), 吵架 (quarrel, more emotional and heated), 辩论 (formal debate).

Stroke Order

争 zhēng
辩 biàn