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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
便宜 piányi	便宜 \| 便宜* \| *便宜	cheap / inexpensive / small advantages / to let sb off lightly	HSK 2


方便 fāngbiàn	方便 \| 方便* \| *方便	convenient / suitable / to facilitate / to make things easy / having money to spare / (euphemism) to relieve oneself	HSK 3


随便 suíbiàn	随便 \| 随便* \| *随便	as one wishes / as one pleases / at random / negligent / casual / wanton	隨便 HSK 4


顺便 shùnbiàn	顺便 \| 顺便* \| *顺便	conveniently / in passing / without much extra effort	順便 HSK 4


便 biàn	便 \| 便* \| *便	plain / informal / suitable / convenient / opportune / to urinate or defecate / equivalent to 就: then / in that case / even if / soon afterwards	HSK 5


便 pián	便 \| 便* \| *便	used in 便宜 / used in 便便	HSK 5


以便 yǐbiàn	以便 \| 以便* \| *以便	so that / so as to / in order to	HSK 6


便于 biànyú	便于 \| 便于* \| *便于	easy to / convenient for	便於 HSK 6


即便 jíbiàn	即便 \| 即便* \| *即便	even if / even though / right away / immediately	HSK 6


便利 biànlì	便利 \| 便利* \| *便利	convenient / easy / to facilitate	HSK 6


便条 biàntiáo	便条 \| 便条* \| *便条	(informal) note / CL: 張｜张, 個｜个	便條 HSK 6


便捷 biànjié	便捷 \| 便捷* \| *便捷	convenient and fast


便携式 biànxiéshì	便携式 \| 便携式* \| *便携式	portable	便攜式


简便 jiǎnbiàn	简便 \| 简便* \| *简便	simple and convenient / handy	簡便


轻便 qīngbiàn	轻便 \| 轻便* \| *轻便	lightweight and portable / light and convenient	輕便


便宜 biànyí	便宜 \| 便宜* \| *便宜	convenient


方便面 fāngbiànmiàn	方便面 \| 方便面* \| *方便面	instant noodles	方便麵


便利店 biànlìdiàn	便利店 \| 便利店* \| *便利店	convenience store


便签 biànqiān	便签 \| 便签* \| *便签	note / memo / CL: 張｜张, 個｜个	便簽


粪便 fènbiàn	粪便 \| 粪便* \| *粪便	excrement / feces / night soil	糞便


小便 xiǎobiàn	小便 \| 小便* \| *小便	to urinate / to pass water / urine


通便 tōngbiàn	通便 \| 通便* \| *通便	to evacuate the bowels


便秘 biànmì	便秘 \| 便秘* \| *便秘	constipation / Taiwan pr. [bian4 bi4]


大便 dàbiàn	大便 \| 大便* \| *大便	to defecate / excrement / feces


便血 biànxiě	便血 \| 便血* \| *便血	having blood in one's stool


家常便饭 jiāchángbiànfàn	家常便饭 \| 家常便饭* \| *家常便饭	simple home-style meal / common occurrence / nothing out of the ordinary	家常便飯


行动不便 xíngdòngbùbiàn	行动不便 \| 行动不便* \| *行动不便	unable to move freely / difficult to get about	行動不便


便便 biànbiàn	便便 \| 便便* \| *便便	to poo poo (kiddie or feminine term) / also pr. [bian3 bian3]


便便 piánpián	便便 \| 便便* \| *便便	obese / bulging


便利贴 biànlìtiē	便利贴 \| 便利贴* \| *便利贴	sticky note	便利貼


便士 biànshì	便士 \| 便士* \| *便士	(loanword) pence / penny


润肠通便 rùnchángtōngbiàn	润肠通便 \| 润肠通便* \| *润肠通便	to cure constipation with laxatives	潤腸通便


便道 biàndào	便道 \| 便道* \| *便道	pavement / sidewalk / shortcut / makeshift road


便利性 biànlìxìng	便利性 \| 便利性* \| *便利性	convenience


便衣 biànyī	便衣 \| 便衣* \| *便衣	civilian clothes / plain clothes / plainclothesman


便民利民 biànmínlìmín	便民利民 \| 便民利民* \| *便民利民	for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)


大便干燥 dàbiàngānzào	大便干燥 \| 大便干燥* \| *大便干燥	constipated	大便乾燥


便装 biànzhuāng	便装 \| 便装* \| *便装	casual dress	便裝


便门 biànmén	便门 \| 便门* \| *便门	side door / wicket door	便門


便宜货 piányihuò	便宜货 \| 便宜货* \| *便宜货	a bargain / cheap goods	便宜貨


便饭 biànfàn	便饭 \| 便饭* \| *便饭	an ordinary meal / simple home cooking	便飯


大便秘结 dàbiànmìjié	大便秘结 \| 大便秘结* \| *大便秘结	constipation	大便祕結


灵便 língbiàn	灵便 \| 灵便* \| *灵便	quick / agile / nimble / easy to handle / handy	靈便


便车 biànchē	便车 \| 便车* \| *便车	to hitchhike	便車


便鞋 biànxié	便鞋 \| 便鞋* \| *便鞋	cloth shoes / slippers


便捷化 biànjiéhuà	便捷化 \| 便捷化* \| *便捷化	to facilitate / to streamline / to make convenient and fast


便服 biànfú	便服 \| 便服* \| *便服	everyday clothes / informal dress / civilian clothes


便桥 biànqiáo	便桥 \| 便桥* \| *便桥	temporary bridge	便橋


搭便车 dābiànchē	搭便车 \| 搭便车* \| *搭便车	to hitch a ride	搭便車


大腹便便 dàfùpiánpián	大腹便便 \| 大腹便便* \| *大腹便便	big-bellied (idiom) / paunchy


大小便 dàxiǎobiàn	大小便 \| 大小便* \| *大小便	using the toilet / urination and defecation


便池 biànchí	便池 \| 便池* \| *便池	urinal


便衣警察 biànyījǐngchá	便衣警察 \| 便衣警察* \| *便衣警察	plain-clothed policeman


便急 biànjí	便急 \| 便急* \| *便急	to need the toilet / urinary or defecatory urgency


排便 páibiàn	排便 \| 排便* \| *排便	to defecate


坐便器 zuòbiànqì	坐便器 \| 坐便器* \| *坐便器	pedestal type WC


就便 jiùbiàn	就便 \| 就便* \| *就便	at sb's convenience / in passing / while doing it


搭便 dābiàn	搭便 \| 搭便* \| *搭便	at one's convenience / in passing


不成功便成仁 bùchénggōngbiànchéngrén	不成…成仁 \| 不成…成仁* \| *不成…成仁	to succeed or die trying (idiom)


便盆 biànpén	便盆 \| 便盆* \| *便盆	bed pan


小便斗 xiǎobiàndǒu	小便斗 \| 小便斗* \| *小便斗	urinal


女子无才便是德 nǚzǐwúcáibiànshìdé	女子…是德 \| 女子…是德* \| *女子…是德	a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)	女子無才便是德


占便宜 zhànpiányi	占便宜 \| 占便宜* \| *占便宜	advantageous / favorable / to benefit at others' expense / to take unfair advantage	佔便宜


领便当 lǐngbiàndāng	领便当 \| 领便当* \| *领便当	see 領盒飯｜领盒饭	領便當


便溺 biànniào	便溺 \| 便溺* \| *便溺	to urinate or defecate / urine and feces


请便 qǐngbiàn	请便 \| 请便* \| *请便	Please do as you wish! / You are welcome to do whatever you like! / Please make yourself at home.	請便


便函 biànhán	便函 \| 便函* \| *便函	an informal letter sent by an organization


便宜行事 biànyíxíngshì	便宜行事 \| 便宜行事* \| *便宜行事	act at one's discretion / act as one sees fit


便览 biànlǎn	便览 \| 便览* \| *便览	brief guide	便覽


便笺 biànjiān	便笺 \| 便笺* \| *便笺	notepaper / memo / memo pad	便箋


便器 biànqì	便器 \| 便器* \| *便器	toilet / urinal


蹲便器 dūnbiànqì	蹲便器 \| 蹲便器* \| *蹲便器	squat toilet


讨便宜 tǎopiányi	讨便宜 \| 讨便宜* \| *讨便宜	to look for a bargain / to seek advantage / to try to gain at expense of others	討便宜


便难 biànnàn	便难 \| 便难* \| *便难	retort with challenging questions / debate	便難


小便器 xiǎobiànqì	小便器 \| 小便器* \| *小便器	urinal


二便 èrbiàn	二便 \| 二便* \| *二便	urination and defecation


有奶便是娘 yǒunǎibiànshìniáng	有奶便是娘 \| 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


乘便 chéngbiàn	乘便 \| 乘便* \| *乘便	at your convenience


童便 tóngbiàn	童便 \| 童便* \| *童便	urine of boys under 12, used as medicine (TCM)


稳便 wěnbiàn	稳便 \| 稳便* \| *稳便	reliable / at one's convenience / as you wish	穩便


趁便 chènbiàn	趁便 \| 趁便* \| *趁便	to take the opportunity / in passing


便桶 biàntǒng	便桶 \| 便桶* \| *便桶	chamber pot


得便宜卖乖 dépiányimàiguāi	得便宜卖乖 \| 得便宜卖乖* \| *得便宜卖乖	to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise / to claim to be hard done by, even though one has benefited	得便宜賣乖


方便贴 fāngbiàntiē	方便贴 \| 方便贴* \| *方便贴	Post-it note / sticky note	方便貼


便是 biànshì	便是 \| 便是* \| *便是	(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as


省便 shěngbiàn	省便 \| 省便* \| *省便	convenient


便酌 biànzhuó	便酌 \| 便酌* \| *便酌	informal dinner


逢人便讲 féngrénbiànjiǎng	逢人便讲 \| 逢人便讲* \| *逢人便讲	to tell anybody one happens to meet	逢人便講


把方便当随便 bǎfāngbiàndàngsuíbiàn	把方…随便 \| 把方…随便* \| *把方…随便	to act unappreciatively in response to a kindness	把方便當隨便


转眼便忘 zhuǎnyǎnbiànwàng	转眼便忘 \| 转眼便忘* \| *转眼便忘	what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't miss (idiom)	轉眼便忘


听其自便 tīngqízìbiàn	听其自便 \| 听其自便* \| *听其自便	to allow sb to do sth at his convenience	聽其自便


便所 biànsuǒ	便所 \| 便所* \| *便所	(dialect) toilet / privy


便当 biàndāng	便当 \| 便当* \| *便当	convenient / handy / easy / bento (a meal in a partitioned box) / lunchbox	便當


便壶 biànhú	便壶 \| 便壶* \| *便壶	bed urinal / chamber pot	便壺


不便 bùbiàn	不便 \| 不便* \| *不便	inconvenient / inappropriate / unsuitable / short of cash


得便 débiàn	得便 \| 得便* \| *得便	at one's convenience / when one has time


溏便 tángbiàn	溏便 \| 溏便* \| *溏便	(TCM) unformed stool / semiliquid stool


便携 biànxié	便携 \| 便携* \| *便携	portable / easy to carry	便攜


与人方便，自己方便 yǔrénfāngbiàn, zìjǐfāngbiàn	与人…方便 \| 与人…方便* \| *与人…方便	Help others, and others may help you (idiom).	與人方便，自己方便


便车旅行者 biànchēlǚxíngzhě	便车旅行者 \| 便车旅行者* \| *便车旅行者	hitch-hiker	便車旅行者

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