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CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
便是
(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
02
precisely
03
exactly
04
even
05
if
06
just like
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 便是 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 便是 appears in 10 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
I am relieved that you are safe.
When was the last time you urinated?
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 便是.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 便是.
Directly before
- 小便是1
- 的便是1
- 爱便是1
- 壁炉便是1
- 事便是1
Directly after
- 便是什么2
- 便是好好1
- 便是在1
- 便是晴天1
- 便是家1
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. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for 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 便是
What does 便是 mean in Chinese?
便是 (biànshì) means (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated).
How do you pronounce 便是?
便是 is pronounced biànshì.
Is 便是 an HSK word?
便是 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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