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便 biàn

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便 biàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
biàn | bian4
English translation
ordinary
plain
convenient
as convenient
when the chance arises
handy
easy
informal
simple
so
thus
to relieve oneself
to urinate
to defecate
equivalent to jiù [jiù]: then
in that case
even if
soon afterwards
easy, convenient; expedient
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
pián | pian2
English translation
advantageous
cheap

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About 便 biàn

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

便 biàn

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí

Etymology of 便 biàn

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Positional decomposition

亻更

Explanation

When uncomfortable, a person ( rén ) will change ( gēng ) to a more convenient (便 biàn ) position.

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Example sentences using 便 biàn

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dāng 所有 suǒyǒu de 庄稼 zhuāngjia dōu 安全 ānquán 入仓 Hòu , 农民 nóngmín men 便 biàn 可以 kěyǐ 休息 xiūxi le .

When all the crops are safely gathered in, the farmers can rest.

方向盘 fāng xiàng pán Cóng 冻僵 dòng jiāng de 手里 shǒu lǐ 滑脱, 汽车 qì chē 便 biàn héng zhāo 穿 chuān Guò le 马路 mǎ lù .

The wheel slipped from my frozen hand, and the car went right across the road.

Fāng 鸿 hóng 渐要 bào 小姐 xiǎojie 欢心 huān xīn ,便 biàn Hēi tián 朱古力 zhū gǔ lì 小姐 xiǎojie 那些 nà xiē 亲昵 qīn nì de 称呼 chēnghu 告诉 gàosu .

He tried to amuse her by calling her the affectionate nicknames " Dark Sweetie " and " Miss Chocolate. "

个子 gèzi Gāo ,排球 pái qiú 占便宜 zhàn pián yi .

In playing volleyball you have the advantage of being tall.

我们 wǒmen tián bǎo le 肚子 dùzi 便 biàn 启程 qǐchéng 北京 Běijīng .

We put the calories in our stomachs and set off for Beijing.

Words with 便 biàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
便 biàn plain便 biàn
随便 suíbiàn as one wishes隨便
方便 fāngbiàn convenient方便 fāngbiàn
顺便 shùnbiàn conveniently順便
便宜 biànyí cheap便宜 biànyí
即便 jíbiàn even if即便 jíbiàn
便是 biàn shì precisely便是 biàn shì
以便 yǐbiàn so that以便 yǐbiàn
便利 biànlì easy便利 biànlì
大便 dà biàn to defecate大便 dà biàn
不便 bù biàn inconvenient不便 bù biàn
便于 biànyú easy to便於
小便 xiǎo biàn to urinate小便 xiǎo biàn
请便 qǐng biàn Please do as you wish!請便
便捷 biàn jié convenient and fast便捷 biàn jié
粪便 fèn biàn excrement糞便
便秘 biàn mì constipation便秘 biàn mì
便车 biàn chē to hitchhike便車
方便面 fāng biàn miàn instant noodles方便麵
简便 jiǎn biàn handy簡便
便士 biàn shì penny (loanword)便士 biàn shì
便衣 biàn yī civilian clothes便衣 biàn yī
自便 zì biàn to do as one pleases自便 zì biàn
便条 biàntiáo (informal) note便條
便当 biàn dāng handy便當

便 biàn Decomposition & Compounds

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便 biàn Decomposition

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便 biàn Compounds

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