HSK 5 · Verbs

辩论 biànlùn “debate” in Chinese

Traditional 辯論

What 辩论 means

  1. debate
  2. argument
  3. to argue over

Measure word 场 chǎng or 次 cì · 一场辩论 yì chǎng biànlùn

How to say 辩论

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale辩biàn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale论lùn4th tone, falling

辩论 in a sentence

  1. 这是场有趣的辩论。

    Zhè shì chǎng yǒuqù de biànlùn.

    It’s an interesting debate.

    Sentence #9962337 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他组织了一场关于时事的课堂辩论。

    Tā zǔzhī le yì chǎng guānyú shíshì de kètáng biànlùn.

    He organised a class debate on current affairs.

    Sentence #13573498 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 我们没有时间来辩论。

    Wǒmen méiyǒu shíjiān lái biànlùn.

    We don’t have time for a debate.

    Sentence #6093897 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 辩论 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 辩 (biàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
辩biànto dispute
  • 辛bitter · xīn
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yán
  • 辛bitter · xīn
The character 论 (lùn) with each of its parts in a different colour
论lùnopinion
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yán
  • 仑logical reasons · lún

How to write 辩论

辩 16 strokes · 论 6 strokes

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辩论 (biànlùn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 辩论 (biànlùn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 辩论

Words with 辩

辩解biànjiě · to justify答辩dábiàn · to defend (a thesis)辩护biànhù · to defend辩证biànzhèng · dialectical

Words with 论

讨论tǎolùn · to discuss无论wúlùn · no matter what or how议论yìlùn · to comment争论zhēnglùn · to argue论文lùnwén · paper理论lǐlùn · theory结论jiélùn · conclusion论证lùnzhèng · to prove评论pínglùn · to comment on言论yánlùn · speech

More words: Thinking & Talking

尊重zūnzhòng · to esteem报道bàodào · to report (news)保留bǎoliú · to keep抱怨bàoyuàn · to complain表达biǎodá · to express参考cānkǎo · to consult吵架chǎojià · to quarrel称chēng · to call

FAQs

辩论 (biànlùn) means “debate” or “argument”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it biànlùn: biàn with a 4th tone, then lùn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 辩论 is written 辯論. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 场 (chǎng) or 次 (cì). For example, one debate is 一场辩论 (yì chǎng biànlùn).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type bianlun with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 辩论 from the suggestions. Typing bianlun into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
辩论 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.