便宜
pián yiㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄧ˙
Sino-Vietnamese: TIỆN NGHI
Traditional: 便宜
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Meaningpián yi(adjective, verb, nominal adjective)
cheap; inexpensive; small advantages; to let sb off lightly
Vietnamese “tiện nghi” means amenities; 便宜 (piányi) means cheap.
Examples
这里的水果很便宜。
zhè lǐ de shuǐ guǒ hěn pián yi.
Fruit here is cheap.
能便宜一点儿吗?
néng pián yi yì diǎn ér ma?
Can you make it a bit cheaper?
他总想占别人的便宜。
tā zǒng xiǎng zhàn bié rén de pián yi.
He's always trying to take advantage of others.
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Meaningbiàn yí(adjective, verb, nominal adjective)
convenient
Examples
经理让他到了那边便宜行事。
jīng lǐ ràng tā dào le nà biān pián yi xíng shì.
The manager let him act at his own discretion once there.
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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
NGHI · 8 strokes
Related words
- 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
- 便 biàn — plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards
- 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