便
biànㄅㄧㄢˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: TIỆN
Traditional: 便
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Meaningbiàn(adverb, vocab.word.pos.g)
plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards
Found in 方便, 随便, 顺便; as an adverb it equals 就 but is more formal.
Examples
天一亮,我们便出发了。
tiān yí liàng, wǒ men biàn chū fā le.
We set off as soon as it got light.
他一到家便开始做饭。
tā yí dào jiā biàn kāi shǐ zuò fàn.
He started cooking as soon as he got home.
听了这话,她便笑了。
tīng le zhè huà, tā biàn xiào le.
Hearing this, she smiled.
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Meaningpián(adverb, vocab.word.pos.g)
used in 便宜; used in 便; used in 嬛
Examples
这家店的东西很便宜。
zhè jiā diàn de dōng xi hěn pián yi.
Things in this shop are very cheap.
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Stroke order
TIỆN · 9 strokes
plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards
Related words
- 便宜 pián yi — cheap; inexpensive; small advantages; to let sb off lightly
- 方便 fāng biàn — convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself
- 随便 suí biàn — as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton
- 顺便 shùn biàn — conveniently; in passing; without much extra effort
- 即便 jí biàn — even if; even though; right away; immediately
- 以便 yǐ biàn — so that; so as to; in order to
- 便利 biàn lì — convenient; easy; to facilitate
- 便于 biàn yú — easy to; convenient for