答辩

Traditional form:

答辯

Pinyin (reading):

dábiàn

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 答 - answer, reply; to return; to assent to
• 辩 - to argue, to dispute; to discuss, to debate

Traditional characters:

• 答 - answer, reply; to return; to assent to
• 辯 - to argue, to dispute; to discuss, to debate