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Usage of the character 便

biàn
便
[便]
  • plain
  • informal
  • suitable
  • convenient
  • opportune
  • to urinate or defecate
  • equivalent to 就 (jiù): then
  • in that case
  • even if
  • soon afterwards
pián
便
[便]
  • used in 便宜/便宜 (piányi)
  • used in 便便 (piánpián)
  • used in 便嬛 (piánxuán)
piányi
便宜
[便宜]
  • cheap; inexpensive
  • a petty advantage
  • to let sb off lightly
qǐngbiàn
请便
[請便]
  • Please do as you wish!
  • You are welcome to do whatever you like!
  • Please make yourself at home.
biànyī
便衣
[便衣]
  • civilian clothes; plain clothes
  • plainclothesman
biànchí
便池
[便池]
  • urinal
biàntiáo
便条
[便條]
  • (informal) note
  • CL:張/张 (zhāng),個/个 (gè)
tōngbiàn
通便
[通便]
  • to evacuate the bowels
wèibiàn
未便
[未便]
  • not in a position to
chènbiàn
趁便
[趁便]
  • to take the opportunity
  • in passing
biànchē
便车
[便車]
  • to hitchhike
biànjiān
便笺
[便箋]
  • a note; a memo
  • notepaper; memo pad
yǐbiàn
以便
[以便]
  • so that
  • so as to
  • in order to
biànmín
便民
[便民]
  • user-friendly; convenient (for customers, citizens etc)
biànmào
便帽
[便帽]
  • cap
biànbiàn
便便
[便便]
  • to poo poo (kiddie or feminine term)
  • also pr. (biǎnbiǎn)
dābiàn
搭便
[搭便]
  • at one's convenience
  • in passing
biànxié
便携
[便攜]
  • portable
  • easy to carry
piánxuān
便嬛
[便嬛]
  • (old) graceful
jiǎnbiàn
简便
[簡便]
  • simple and convenient
  • handy
shùnbiàn
顺便
[順便]
  • conveniently
  • in passing
  • without much extra effort
gàobiàn
告便
[告便]
  • to ask to be excused
  • to ask leave to go to the toilet
biànhú
便壶
[便壺]
  • bed urinal
  • chamber pot
biànyí
便宜
[便宜]
  • convenient
tángbiàn
溏便
[溏便]
  • (TCM) unformed stool
  • semiliquid stool
biànxiě
便血
[便血]
  • having blood in one's stool
biànjí
便急
[便急]
  • to need the toilet
  • urinary or defecatory urgency
páibiàn
排便
[排便]
  • to defecate
biànyàn
便宴
[便宴]
  • informal dinner
biànhán
便函
[便函]
  • an informal letter sent by an organization
dàbiàn
大便
[大便]
  • to defecate
  • excrement; feces
tóngbiàn
童便
[童便]
  • urine of boys under 12, used as medicine (TCM)
fènbiàn
粪便
[糞便]
  • excrement
  • feces
  • night soil
suíbiàn
随便
[隨便]
  • as one wishes
  • as one pleases
  • at random
  • negligent
  • casual
  • wanton
tāibiàn
胎便
[胎便]
  • meconium
piánpián
便便
[便便]
  • obese
  • bulging
chéngbiàn
乘便
[乘便]
  • at your convenience
biàndào
便道
[便道]
  • pavement
  • sidewalk
  • shortcut
  • makeshift road
biànqì
便器
[便器]
  • toilet
  • urinal
biànzhuó
便酌
[便酌]
  • informal dinner
biànrén
便人
[便人]
  • sb who happens to be on hand for an errand
biànlì
便利
[便利]
  • convenient
  • easy
  • to facilitate
biànjié
便捷
[便捷]
  • convenient and fast
biànyú
便于
[便於]
  • easy to; convenient for
biànqiān
便签
[便簽]
  • note
  • memo
  • CL:張/张 (zhāng),個/个 (gè)
biànfàn
便饭
[便飯]
  • an ordinary meal
  • simple home cooking
biànlǎn
便览
[便覽]
  • brief guide
biànnàn
便难
[便難]
  • retort with challenging questions
  • debate
zìbiàn
自便
[自便]
  • to do as one pleases; to not inconvenience oneself
biànniào
便溺
[便溺]
  • to urinate or defecate
  • urine and feces
biànzhuāng
便装
[便裝]
  • casual dress
èrbiàn
二便
[二便]
  • urination and defecation
biànxié
便鞋
[便鞋]
  • cloth shoes
  • slippers
bùbiàn
不便
[不便]
  • inconvenient
  • inappropriate
  • unsuitable
  • short of cash
biànshì
便士
[便士]
  • (loanword) pence
  • penny
biànpén
便盆
[便盆]
  • bed pan
qīngbiàn
轻便
[輕便]
  • lightweight and portable
  • light and convenient
biànshì
便是
[便是]
  • (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
  • precisely
  • exactly
  • even
  • if
  • just like
  • in the same way as
biànbì
便闭
[便閉]
  • see 便秘 (biànmì)
biànfú
便服
[便服]
  • everyday clothes; informal dress; civilian clothes
huóbiàn
活便
[活便]
  • nimble
  • agile
  • convenient
xiǎobiàn
小便
[小便]
  • urine
  • to urinate
  • (euphemism) penis or vulva
shěngbiàn
省便
[省便]
  • convenient
língbiàn
灵便
[靈便]
  • quick
  • agile
  • nimble
  • easy to handle
  • handy
jiùbiàn
就便
[就便]
  • at one's convenience; while one is at it
biànyì
便意
[便意]
  • an urge to defecate
rènbiàn
任便
[任便]
  • as you see fit
  • to do as one likes
biànzhōng
便中
[便中]
  • at one's convenience
  • when it's convenient
biàntǒng
便桶
[便桶]
  • chamber pot
biànmén
便门
[便門]
  • side door
  • wicket door
fāngbiàn
方便
[方便]
  • convenient; suitable
  • to facilitate; to make things easy
  • having money to spare
  • (euphemism) to relieve oneself
biànsuǒ
便所
[便所]
  • (dialect) toilet
  • privy
wěnbiàn
稳便
[穩便]
  • reliable
  • at one's convenience
  • as you wish
biàndāng
便当
[便當]
  • convenient
  • handy
  • easy
  • bento (a meal in a partitioned box)
  • lunchbox
jíbiàn
即便
[即便]
  • even if
  • even though
  • right away
  • immediately
biànqiáo
便桥
[便橋]
  • temporary bridge
biànmì
便秘
[便秘]
  • constipation
  • Taiwan pr. (biànbi)
débiàn
得便
[得便]
  • at one's convenience
  • when one has time
biànjiéhuà
便捷化
[便捷化]
  • to facilitate
  • to streamline
  • to make convenient and fast
bùbiànxiǎn
不便险
[不便險]
  • travel insurance covering flight delay, baggage loss etc (abbr. for 旅遊不便險/旅游不便险 (lüyóubùbiànxiǎn))
biàntiáozhǐ
便条纸
[便條紙]
  • scrap paper
xiǎobiàndǒu
小便斗
[小便斗]
  • urinal
xiǎobiànchí
小便池
[小便池]
  • urinal
biànbùzǒu
便步走
[便步走]
  • march at ease
  • route step
biànlìtiē
便利贴
[便利貼]
  • sticky note
biànlìxìng
便利性
[便利性]
  • convenience
zhànpiányi
占便宜
[佔便宜]
  • advantageous
  • favorable
  • to benefit at others' expense
  • to take unfair advantage
fāngbiàntiē
方便贴
[方便貼]
  • Post-it note
  • sticky note
lǐngbiàndāng
领便当
[領便當]
  • see 領盒飯/领盒饭 (lǐnghéfàn)
yùbiàndāng
御便当
[御便當]
  • (Tw) bento
  • lunch box
lādàbiàn
拉大便
[拉大便]
  • to poop
  • to defecate
tǎopiányi
讨便宜
[討便宜]
  • to look for a bargain
  • to seek advantage
  • to try to gain at expense of others
xiǎobiànqì
小便器
[小便器]
  • urinal
tǔbiàndāng
吐便当
[吐便當]
  • (slang) (of a character) to reappear in a story line after having been supposedly killed off
  • cf. 領盒飯/领盒饭 (lǐnghéfàn)
piányihuò
便宜货
[便宜貨]
  • a bargain
  • cheap goods
bùfāngbiàn
不方便
[不方便]
  • inconvenience
  • inconvenient
dābiànchē
搭便车
[搭便車]
  • to hitch a ride
dūnbiànqì
蹲便器
[蹲便器]
  • squat toilet
xiǎopiányi
小便宜
[小便宜]
  • petty advantage; small gains
biànlìdiàn
便利店
[便利店]
  • convenience store
zuòbiànqì
坐便器
[坐便器]
  • pedestal type WC
fāngbiànmiàn
方便面
[方便麵]
  • instant noodles
dàxiǎobiàn
大小便
[大小便]
  • using the toilet
  • urination and defecation
biànxiéshì
便携式
[便攜式]
  • portable
zhuǎnyǎnbiànwàng
转眼便忘
[轉眼便忘]
  • what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't miss (idiom)
tīngqízìbiàn
听其自便
[聽其自便]
  • to allow sb to do sth at his convenience
féngrénbiànjiǎng
逢人便讲
[逢人便講]
  • to tell anybody one happens to meet
jiāchángbiànfàn
家常便饭
[家常便飯]
  • simple home-style meal
  • common occurrence
  • nothing out of the ordinary
xíngdòngbùbiàn
行动不便
[行動不便]
  • unable to move freely
  • difficult to get about
rùnchángtōngbiàn
润肠通便
[潤腸通便]
  • to cure constipation with laxatives
fùsìpiánpián
腹笥便便
[腹笥便便]
  • a learned person (idiom)
biànyījǐngchá
便衣警察
[便衣警察]
  • plain-clothed policeman
biànlìshāngdiàn
便利商店
[便利商店]
  • convenience store (Tw)
dàbiànmìjié
大便秘结
[大便祕結]
  • constipation
xītīngzūnbiàn
悉听尊便
[悉聽尊便]
  • (idiom) do as you see fit
  • do whatever you like
  • (I, we) leave it in your hands
dàfùpiánpián
大腹便便
[大腹便便]
  • big-bellied (idiom)
  • paunchy
biànyíxíngshì
便宜行事
[便宜行事]
  • act at one's discretion
  • act as one sees fit
biànmínlìmín
便民利民
[便民利民]
  • for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)
dàbiàngānzào
大便干燥
[大便乾燥]
  • constipated
yīnlìchéngbiàn
因利乘便
[因利乘便]
  • (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
yǒunǎibiànshìniáng
有奶便是娘
[有奶便是娘]
  • lit. whoever provides milk is your mother (idiom)
  • fig. to follow whoever is feeding you
  • to put one's loyalties where one's interests lie
dépiányimàiguāi
得便宜卖乖
[得便宜賣乖]
  • to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise
  • to claim to be hard done by, even though one has benefited
biànchēlüxíngzhě
便车旅行者
[便車旅行者]
  • hitch-hiker
bǎfāngbiàndàngsuíbiàn
把方便当随便
[把方便當隨便]
  • to act unappreciatively in response to a kindness
bùchénggōngbiànchéngrén
不成功便成仁
[不成功便成仁]
  • to succeed or die trying (idiom)
nüzǐwúcáibiànshìdé
女子无才便是德
[女子無才便是德]
  • a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)
yǔrénfāngbiàn,zìjǐfāngbiàn
与人方便,自己方便
[與人方便,自己方便]
  • Help others, and others may help you (idiom).