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title: "Bianlun Meaning: 辩论 (biànlùn) Means “debate”"
description: "辩论 (traditional 辯論, biànlùn) means “debate; to debate; to argue”. Hear its tones, see what 辩 and 论 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianlun"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 辩论 mean?

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辩论 biànlùn

## debate; to debate; to argue

## Its characters

1. 辩 biàn to debate
2. 论 lùn to discuss

## In a sentence

他们为这个问题辩论了一个小时。 They debated this issue for an hour.

[More about 辩论](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BE%A9%E8%AE%BA)

## More words with 辩 or 论

- [辩护 biànhù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianhu)
- [不论 bùlùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bulun)
- [结论 jiélùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jielun)
- [理论 lǐlùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lilun)
- [论述 lùnshù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lunshu)
- [论坛 lùntán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/luntan)
- [论文 lùnwén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lunwen)
- [评论 pínglùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pinglun)
- [谈论 tánlùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tanlun)
- [讨论 tǎolùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/taolun)

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