狡辩 (jiǎo biàn) — to quibble; to engage in sophistry

狡辩 means to defend oneself with fallacious or self-serving arguments when clearly wrong — a disapproving term, stronger than just 'arguing back'. The verb is separable (离合词): 狡辩什么 / 别狡辩了.

verb
to quibbleto engage in sophistry

예문

  • 狡辩
    Zhèng jù què záo, nǐ hái zài jiǎo biàn shén me?
    The evidence is solid — what are you still quibbling about?
  • 狡辩
    Tā míng míng cuò le, què hái zài nà lǐ jiǎo biàn.
    He is clearly wrong, yet he keeps sophistically arguing.
  • 狡辩
    Bié jiǎo biàn le, chéng rèn shì shí ba.
    Stop quibbling and face the facts.

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