What does 便宜 mean in Chinese?
便宜 (piányi) means cheap; inexpensive.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
便宜
cheap; inexpensive
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
cheap; inexpensive
02
a petty advantage
03
to let sb off lightly
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 便宜
How do you pronounce 便宜?
便宜 is pronounced piányi. It also has the reading biànyí.
Is 便宜 an HSK word?
便宜 is on the HSK 1 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 便宜?
便宜 is used as a 形容词 (adjective) in Chinese.
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