Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
便
biàn, pián
Description
"便"有两个读音。读"biàn"的时候，常常表示"方便"或者"就"的意思；读"pián"的时候，最常见的词是"便宜"，意思是价格不高。
Meanings
方便fāngbiàn
convenient; easy to do
这里坐地铁很方便。
便biàn
then; right away (formal 'jiù')
他一到家便睡觉了。
便宜piányi
cheap; inexpensive
这件衣服很便宜。
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Notes
- Reading
便 is 'biàn' in most words, but 'pián' in 便宜 (cheap).
- Nuance
便 meaning 'then' is formal/written; spoken Chinese usually uses 就.
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