便 (biàn): convenient
便 (biàn) is a Chinese character meaning “convenient.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (structural) and 更 (structural). It ranks #271 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- convenient
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 便
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 随便verb/adjective/conjunction | suí biàn | as one wishes | 4 |
| 顺便adverb | shùn biàn | conveniently | 4 |
| 方便adjective | fāng biàn | convenient | 3 |
| 便宜adjective | biàn yí | convenient | 1 |
| 即便conjunction | jí biàn | even if | 6 |
| 以便conjunction | yǐ biàn | so that | 6 |
| 便利adjective/verb | biàn lì | convenient | 5 |
| 不便adjective/verb | bù biàn | inconvenient | 4 |
| 便利店noun | biàn lì diàn | convenience store | 5 |
| 便于verb | biàn yú | easy to | 4 |
| 方便面noun | fāng biàn miàn | instant noodles | 3 |
| 便捷adjective | biàn jié | convenient and fast | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大便verb | dà biàn | to defecate |
| 请便interjection | qǐng biàn | Please do as you wish! |
| 小便verb | xiǎo biàn | urine |
| 便车noun | biàn chē | a lift |
| 便士noun | biàn shì | (loanword) pence |
| 自便verb | zì biàn | to do as one pleases |
| 粪便noun | fèn biàn | excrement |
| 便条noun | biàn tiáo | (informal) note |
| 便是verb | biàn shì | (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) |
| 便衣noun | biàn yī | civilian clothes |
| 便当adjective | biàn dāng | convenient |
| 便秘verb | biàn mì | constipation |
| 便宜货noun | pián yi huò | a bargain |
| 家常便饭 | jiā cháng biàn fàn | simple home-style meal |
| 占便宜verb | zhàn pián yi | advantageous |
便 appears in 101 compound words: 51 as the first character, 36 as the last, and 13 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 便 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
simple home-style meal; common occurrence; nothing out of the ordinary
Example Sentences
网上银行很方便，可以随时查询账户余额和转账。
Wǎngshang yínháng hěn fāngbiàn, kěyǐ suíshí cháxún zhànghù yú'é hé zhuǎnzhàng.
Online banking is very convenient; you can check account balances and transfer money anytime.
大便3大變化自測健康 這2種顏色恐患胰臟癌/...
dà biàn dà 變 huà zì 測 jiàn kāng 這 種 顏 sè kǒng huàn 胰 臟 ái . . .
Three Major Stool Changes to Self-Assess Your Health These Two Colors May Indicate Pancreatic Cancer...
怕發福?蕭美琴發福袋順便「練深蹲」 網讚:誠懇就在細節裡
pà 發 fú ? 蕭 měi qín 發 fú dài 順 biàn 練 shēn cún 網 讚 誠 懇 jiù zài 細 節 裡
Worried about gaining weight? Hsiao Mei-chin hands out red envelopes while "practicing squats" Netizens praise: Sincerity is in the details
發福袋一蹲再蹲!蕭美琴笑曝:順便練深蹲
發 fú dài yī cún zài cún ! 蕭 měi qín xiào pù 順 biàn 練 shēn cún
Squatting again and again with the lucky money bags! Hsiao Mei-chin jokes: "Might as well practice my squats."
電腦玩家哭了?中企被寄望「便宜記憶體救世主」 外媒卻點2大現實:不可...
電 腦 wán jiā kū le ? zhōng qǐ bèi jì wàng biàn yí 記 憶 體 jiù shì zhǔ wài méi 卻 點 dà 現 實 bù kě . . .
Computer Gamers Crying? Chinese companies are expected to be the "savior of cheap memory", but the foreign media pointed out 2 realities: not...
...年|高鐵西九龍站現返港潮 市民指內地物價便宜故留到最後一日
. . . nián gāo 鐵 xī jiǔ 龍 zhàn 現 fǎn gǎng cháo shì mín zhǐ 內 dì wù 價 biàn yí gù liú dào zuì 後 yī rì
... People say that the price of goods in Mainland China is cheap, so they stay until the last day.
这么贵！能便宜些吗？
Zhème guì! néng piányi xiē ma?
That's so expensive! Can't you get it cheaper?
顺便说一句，你最近见过他吗？
Shùnbiàn shuō yījù, nǐ zuìjìn jiàn guo tā ma?
By the way, have you seen him lately?
顺便问一句，你今晚有空吗？
Shùnbiàn wèn yījù, nǐ jīnwǎn yǒu kòng ma?
By the way, are you free tonight?
什么时候出发最方便你？
Shénme shíhou chūfā zuì fāngbiàn nǐ?
When will it suit you to start?
Character Family
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