debate; argue
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to debate; to argue formally; to dispute
A formal or structured argument with opposing sides presenting reasoned cases.
Míng明
tiān天
xià下
wǔ午
jiāng将
yǒu有
yī一
chǎng场
guān关
yú于
rén人
gōng工
zhì智
néng能
de的
biàn辩
lùn论
sài赛
。
There will be a debate competition on artificial intelligence tomorrow afternoon.
Tā他
men们
wèi为
lì历
shǐ史
fēn分
qī期
wèn问
tí题
biàn辩
lùn论
bù不
xiū休
。
They debated endlessly over the issue of historical periodization.
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Liǎng两
wèi位
hòu候
xuǎn选
rén人
jīn今
wǎn晚
jiāng将
zài在
diàn电
shì视
shàng上
gōng公
kāi开
biàn辩
lùn论
。
The two candidates will publicly debate on television tonight.
Zài在
fǎ法
tíng庭
shàng上
，
lǜ律
shī师
men们
jī激
liè烈
de地
biàn辩
lùn论
zhe着
àn案
jiàn件
de的
xì细
jié节
。
In the courtroom, the lawyers debated the details of the case fiercely.
Zhé哲
xué学
kè课
shàng上
，
xué学
sheng生
men们
jīng经
cháng常
jiù就
lún伦
lǐ理
wèn问
tí题
zhǎn展
kāi开
biàn辩
lùn论
。
In philosophy class, students often debate ethical issues.