day 108arguments and lies

arguments and lies

Debate, rebut, clarify and call out lies and distortions, and ask “why would it come to that?” with 何至于.

today’s words

• 辩 biàn · to argue, to debate
• 辩论 biànlùn · to debate; debate
• 辩解 biànjiě · to justify yourself, to make excuses
• 争辩 zhēngbiàn · to argue, to dispute
• 争执 zhēngzhí · to quarrel, to be at odds
• 反驳 fǎnbó · to refute, to rebut
• 讲理 jiǎnglǐ · to be reasonable; to reason
• 澄清 chéngqīng · to clarify, to clear up
• 阐述 chǎnshù · to set out, to expound
• 阐释 chǎnshì · to explain, to interpret
• 诠释 quánshì · to interpret (a role, an idea)
• 陈述 chénshù · to state, to present
• 表述 biǎoshù · to express; wording
• 列举 lièjǔ · to list, to enumerate
• 提及 tíjí · to mention
• 谈及 tánjí · to talk about, to touch on
• 畅谈 chàngtán · to talk freely, to have a good talk
• 借口 jièkǒu · excuse, pretext
• 谎话 huǎnghuà · lie
• 谎言 huǎngyán · lie, falsehood
• 撒谎 sāhuǎng · to tell a lie
• 说谎 shuōhuǎng · to lie
• 编造 biānzào · to make up, to fabricate
• 歪曲 wāiqū · to distort, to twist
• 污蔑 wūmiè · to slander, to smear
• 贬低 biǎndī · to belittle, to run down
• 褒贬 bāobiǎn · to judge; praise and blame
• 点评 diǎnpíng · to comment on; review
• 胡说 húshuō · to talk nonsense; nonsense
• 废话 fèihuà · nonsense, waffle
• 说情 shuōqíng · to plead for someone
• 插嘴 chāzuǐ · to butt in, to interrupt
• 打岔 dǎchà · to interrupt, to change the subject
• 说不上 shuōbushàng · can’t really say; not worth calling
• 调侃 tiáokǎn · to tease, to banter

sentences

• 这个问题越辩越清楚。 · The more you debate this question, the clearer it gets.
• 我想澄清一个事实。 · I’d like to clarify one fact.
• 别找借口了，你应该坦白。 · Stop making excuses: you should come clean.
• 他从来不说谎，大家都相信他的诺言。 · He never lies, so everyone trusts his promises.
• 少说废话，说重点。 · Cut the waffle and get to the point.