便 biàn / pián in a sentence
Convenient (simple - excrete); Cheap (fat)
便 (biàn / pián) means Convenient (simple - excrete), Cheap (fat). Below are 24 of the 48 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
有了地铁，出行方 便 多了。
Yǒu le dìtiě, chūxíng fāngbiàn duō le.
With the subway, getting around is much more convenient.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 便
请把书放在这里，以 便 大家使用。
Qǐng bǎ shū fàng zài zhèlǐ, yǐbiàn dàjiā shǐyòng.
Please put the books here so that everyone can use them.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 便
这件衣服最 便 宜。
Zhè jiàn yīfu zuì piányi.
This piece of clothing is the cheapest.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 最
网上购物很方 便 。
Wǎng shàng gòuwù hěn fāngbiàn.
Shopping online is very convenient.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 购物
请别随 便 扔垃圾。
Qǐng bié suíbiàn rēng lājī.
Please do not litter carelessly.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 随便
这里坐地铁很方 便 。
Zhèlǐ zuò dìtiě hěn fāngbiàn.
It's very convenient to take the subway here.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 方便
这种设备 便 于携带。
Zhè zhǒng shèbèi biànyú xiédài.
This equipment is easy to carry.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 携带
这两件衣服都很 便 宜。
Zhè liǎng jiàn yīfu dōu hěn piányi.
Both of these clothes are cheap.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 两
这件衣服比那件 便 宜。
Zhè jiàn yīfu bǐ nà jiàn piányi.
This piece of clothing is cheaper than that one.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 便宜
学校餐厅的菜很 便 宜。
Xuéxiào cāntīng de cài hěn piányi.
The food in the school cafeteria is cheap.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 餐厅
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From the graded readers
旅馆很 便 宜，房间也很干净。
lǚguǎn hěn piányi, fángjiān yě hěn gānjìng.
It was cheap and the room was clean.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Trip With Friends
妈妈说：“ 便 宜一点儿，可以吗？”
māma shuō:" piányi yīdiǎn ér, kěyǐ mǎ?"
Mum said, "A bit cheaper, could you?"
Graded reader · HSK 1 · Going Shopping
我很喜欢在网上买东西，因为方 便 又 便 宜。
wǒ hěn xǐhuan zài wǎngshàng mǎi dōngxī, yīnwèi fāngbiàn yòu piányi.
I like shopping online because it's convenient and cheap.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
From the travel phrasebook
给你 便 宜一点。
Gěi nǐ piányi yìdiǎn.
I'll give you a discount.
Travel phrasebook · Shopping and bargaining
我现在不方 便 。
Wǒ xiànzài bù fāngbiàn.
It's not a good moment for me.
Travel phrasebook · WeChat and staying in touch
我随意，您随 便 。
Wǒ suíyì, nín suíbiàn.
I'll sip; please do as you like.
Travel phrasebook · Business dining and toasting
方 便 的时候回我。
Fāngbiàn de shíhou huí wǒ.
Reply whenever it suits you.
Travel phrasebook · WeChat and staying in touch
能不能再 便 宜一点？
Néng bu néng zài piányi yìdiǎn?
Could you do a little better on price?
Travel phrasebook · Negotiating and pricing
From the grammar library
便 appears in 48 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 便
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 便
How is 便 used in a sentence?
This page shows 48 sentences using 便 (biàn / pián, "Convenient (simple - excrete), Cheap (fat)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 便 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 便 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 便 an HSK word?
Yes — 便 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 便?
The dictionary page for 便 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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