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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

辩解

Pronunciation / Transliteration: biànjiě

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rechtfertigen/ˈʁɛçtˌfɛʁtɪɡn̩/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他试图为自己的行为辩解。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To justify, to prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable.

    "Er musste sein Handeln vor dem Ausschuss rechtfertigen."
  2. 2

    To warrant or provide a good reason for something.

    "Die Ergebnisse rechtfertigen den großen Aufwand."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle High German 'rehtvartigen', combining 'reht' (right, just) and 'vart' or 'varten' (to make or treat). Historically rooted in legal and theological contexts, it evolved to mean showing something to be right, just, or warranted.

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