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方便

fāng biànㄈㄤ ㄅㄧㄢˋ

Traditional: 方便

HSK 3HSK 3.0 · 3TOCFL 1

方便 (fāng biàn) means convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself.

Meaning(verb, adjective, nominal adjective)

convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself

Examples

  • 住在这里买东西很方便。

    zhù zài zhè lǐ mǎi dōng xi hěn fāng biàn.

    Living here makes shopping very convenient.

  • 你现在方便说话吗？

    nǐ xiàn zài fāng biàn shuō huà ma?

    Is it a good time to talk?

  • 地铁让出行更方便了。

    dì tiě ràng chū xíng gèng fāng biàn le.

    The metro has made getting around more convenient.

Easily confused

  • 工具 — False friend: Vietnamese "phương tiện" (means, vehicle) is 工具/交通工具; 方便 means "convenient".

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Stroke order

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surname Fang

9 strokes

plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards

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