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雄辩

Word · Noun · AdjectiveTraditional雄辯

eloquent argument; persuasive

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

forceful argument; eloquent debate

Often used in the idiom 事实胜于雄辩 (facts speak louder than eloquence/words).

Shì事
shí实
shèng胜
yú于
xióng雄
biàn辩
 。

Facts speak louder than eloquence.

Tā他
de的
xióng雄
biàn辩
ràng让
zài在
chǎng场
de的
suǒ所
yǒu有
rén人
dōu都
xìn信
fú服
le了
 。

His eloquent argument convinced everyone present.

2.

adjective

eloquent; persuasive; convincing

formal

Often used as an adverb (雄辩地) to describe how facts or evidence demonstrate something convincingly.

Zuì最
xióng雄
biàn辩
de的
mò莫
guò过
yú于
shì事
shí实
 。

Nothing is more persuasive than facts.

Shì事
shí实
xióng雄
biàn辩
de地
shuō说
míng明
 ,
zhè这
xiàng项
gǎi改
gé革
shì是
bì必
yào要
de的
 。

The facts eloquently demonstrate that this reform is necessary.

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Tā他
de的
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
fēi非
cháng常
xióng雄
biàn辩
 ,
yíng赢
de得
le了
guān观
zhòng众
de的
zhǎng掌
shēng声
 。

His speech was very eloquent, earning applause from the audience.