to explain, justify, clarify ☊ like: biện minh → →
sich rechtfertigen ☊ 
biện hộ, biện minh ☊ 
为自己辩解 ☊ weì zì jǐ biàn jiě sich rechtfertigen ☊ biện hộ, biện minh ☊ ☊ justify (sb/sth) doing sth: How can they justify paying such huge salaries? ☊ justify ☊
The Prime Minister has been asked to justify the decision to Parliament. ☊ justify ☊
You don't need to justify yourself to me. ☊ justify ☊
sufficient to do sth: These reasons are not sufficient to justify the ban. ☊ sufficient ☊