便
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

便

biàn

plain

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

plain

02

informal

03

suitable

04

convenient

05

opportune

06

to urinate or defecate

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

What does 便 mean in Chinese?

便 (biàn) means plain.

How do you pronounce 便?

便 is pronounced biàn. It also has the reading pián.

Is 便 an HSK word?

便 is on the HSK 5 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 便?

便 is used as a 副词 (adverb) in Chinese.

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