便利

Meaning(adjective, nominal adjective, verb, verbal noun)

convenient; easy; to facilitate

Examples

• 这里交通很便利。

  zhè lǐ jiāo tōng hěn biàn lì.

  Transport here is very convenient.

• 楼下有一家便利店。

  lóu xià yǒu yì jiā biàn lì diàn.

  There's a convenience store downstairs.

• 网上银行便利了我们的生活。

  wǎng shàng yín háng biàn lì le wǒ men de shēng huó.

  Online banking has made our lives easier.

Easily confused

• 方便 — 方便 is the everyday word (你方便吗？); 便利 is more formal, as in 交通便利, 便利店.

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