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答辯

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Mandarin · pinyin dá biàn

to reply (to an accusation)
to defend one's dissertation

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答: dá · answer, reply; return; assent to
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辩: biàn · dispute, argue, debate, discuss

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2–4 · da2 bian4

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daap3 bin6

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verb · Etymology 1

(law or figurative) to reply to accusations; to defend oneself; to enter a plea
(education) to give a thesis defense

noun · Etymology 2

(Mandarin, Internet slang, euphemistic) alternative form of 大便 (dàbiàn, “faeces; bullshit”)

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