辩解

biàn jiě

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to explain
2. to justify
3. to defend (a point of view etc)
4. to provide an explanation
5. to try to defend oneself

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 否认 fǒu rèn 否认 fǒu rèn to declare to be untrue ‘辩解’是试图说明理由证明自己正确，‘否认’是直接不承认: to declare to be untrue

Register variants

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• 狡辩 jiǎo biàn 狡辩 jiǎo biàn to deflect blame from oneself with a dishonest story ‘狡辩’是贬义词，指无理强辩；‘辩解’为中性词: to deflect blame from oneself with a dishonest story

Related words

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• 辩护 biàn hù 辩护 biàn hù to speak in defense of ‘辩护’常用于法律上为他人辩护，而‘辩解’多指为自己辩护: to speak in defense of

Synonyms

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• 解释 jiě shì 解释 jiě shì explanation 两者都表示说明清楚，但‘辩解’侧重为自己辩护，‘解释’侧重说明原因或含义: explanation

Usage notes

Collocations

常搭配‘为自己辩解’，而不说‘辩解别人’。

Common mistakes

‘辩解’通常指为自己辩护，不要误用于替别人解释，替别人解释用‘辩护’或‘解释’。

Example Sentences

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他试图为自己的错误 辩解 。

He tried to justify his mistake.

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Child Words of 辩解

• 解 解 jiě: to divide
• 解 解 jiè: to transport under guard
• 辩 辩 biàn: to dispute