辩解
Old HSK 6
辩解 (biànjiě) · to justify
辩解 (biànjiě) means “to justify; to explain away”. It is written with 2 characters: 辩 (to argue) + 解 (to explain). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 辩解 is built
The characters
辩 biàn · to argue
What 辩 is made of
- 辛xīn — bitter
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 立lì — to stand
- 讠yán — speech
- 辛xīn — bitter
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 立lì — to stand
Origin hint: A bitter 辛 exchange of words 讠 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
解 jiě · to explain
What 解 is made of
- 角jiǎo — angle
- ⺈ — top shape
- 用yòng — to use
- 冂 — frame
- 刀dāo — knife
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 牛niú — ox
Origin hint: To cut 刀 the horns 角 off of an ox 牛; 角 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
事实很清楚,你不必辩解了。Shìshí hěn qīngchu, nǐ bù bì biànjiě le.The facts are clear; there's no need to explain yourself.
他想辩解,但是没有人听。Tā xiǎng biànjiě, dànshì méiyǒu rén tīng.He wanted to explain himself, but nobody listened.
Questions about 辩解
What does 辩解 mean?
辩解 (biànjiě) means “to justify; to explain away”.
How do you pronounce 辩解?
辩解 is pronounced biànjiě.
Which HSK level is 辩解?
辩解 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 辩论biànlùndebate
- 辩护biànhùto defend
- 辩证biànzhèngdialectical
- 答辩dábiànto defend (a thesis)
- 解决jiějuéto solve
- 解开jiěkāito untie
- 理解lǐjiěto understand
- 缓解huǎnjiěto relieve
- 解释jiěshìto explain
- 了解liǎojiěto understand
Learn 辩解 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 12: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.