辩论
biànlùn
to debate, to argue
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 双方就这个话题展开了辩论。The two sides held a debate on this topic.
- 他在辩论赛中表现出色。He performed brilliantly in the debate competition.
Collocations
辩论赛展开辩论激烈辩论辩论双方
Mnemonic
辩 biàn "to argue/debate" + 论 lùn "to discuss": to argue points and discuss, i.e. to debate (formally, with reasoned arguments). 辩 has 言 (speech) in the middle. 辩论赛 = a debate competition. Contrast 争论 (a spontaneous dispute).
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争论辩护讨论论证
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