"To plead" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 辩护 | biàn hù | to speak in defense of / to argue in favor of / to defend / to plead |   |
| 哀求 | āi qiú | to entreat / to implore / to plead | |
| 央求 | yāng qiú | to implore / to plead / to ask earnestly | |
| 辩称 | biàn chēng | to argue (that) / to allege / to dispute / to plead (e.g. not guilty) | |
| 抗辩 | kàng biàn | to counter accusations / to protest / to remonstrate / to retort / to plead / to demur / a plea (of not guilty) / a defense (against an allegation) / to enter a plea to a charge (in a law court) | |
| 央告 | yāng gao | to implore / to plead / to ask earnestly | |
| 央 |  yāng | center / end / to beg / to plead | |
| 答辨 | dá biàn | to plead (in law court) / to reply to a charge | |
| 央及 | yāng jí | to ask / to plead / to beg / to involve | |
| 推说 | tuī shuō | to plead / to claim as an excuse | |
| 提出抗辩 | tí chū kàng biàn | to plead (not guilty) / to enter a plea | |
