狡辩 (狡辯)
jiǎo biàn
Pinyin
Definition
狡辩 (狡辯)
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- to quibble
Character Decomposition
Idioms (1)
狡兔三窟
- 1 lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows
- 2 a sly individual has more than one plan to fall back on (idiom)
Sample Sentences
你还敢狡辩?胆子很大嘛你!我又不是第一天当你的老师,难道还会误会你?
A: You have the cheek to quibble? You really have a lot of gumption! I've been your teacher for more than just a day, do you really think that I'd misunderstand you?
那你只能偷看了,瞟一下旁边同学的卷子。这样没证据,就算老师抓住了也好狡辩。
Then you just look discreetly. Glance at the paper of a nearby classmate. This way there's no proof. Even if the teacher catches you, you can argue it.
可是我们也没说是她们扔的呀!自己心里有鬼,还想狡辩。
But we didn't say it was them that threw it! They have guilty consciences, and they still want to quibble.