答辩dábiànTop 20000Meanings1. to reply (to an accusation)2. to defend one's dissertationCharacters used答answer辩to disputeExamples2你nǐ在zài准备zhǔnbèi论文lùnwén答辩dábiàn吗ma？Are you preparing for your thesis defense?下个月xiàgèyuè就要jiùyào进行jìnxíng硕士shuòshì论文lùnwén答辩dábiàn了le。The defense of the master thesis is just happening next month.