便
HSK 6freq #811
Meanings
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- 1.plain
- 2.informal
- 3.suitable
- 4.convenient
- 5.opportune
- 6.to urinate or defecate
- 7.equivalent to 就[jiù]: then
- 8.in that case
- 9.even if
- 10.soon afterwards
- 1.used in 便宜[pián yi]
- 2.used in 便便[pián pián]
- 3.used in 便嬛[pián xuān]
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Wiktionary
- 1.convenient; handy
- 2.to go a long way in; to serve the interests of; to benefit; to make convenient
- 3.nimble; agile
- 4.informal; ordinary; plain
- 5.human waste; excretion
- 6.to urinate
- 7.soon afterward; as soon as
- 8.then
- 9.even if; even though
- 10.quiet and comfortable
- 11.slim and graceful
- 12.nimble
- 13.eloquent
- 14.cheap; inexpensive
- 15.Suffix for locational nouns; side
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Etymology
According to Shuowen, an ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 亻 (“person”) + 更 (“to change”) – to change one's posture to make oneself comfortable. Alternatively, this may be the original character for 鞭 (OC *pen, “to whip”), from 人 (“person”) + 𠓥 (“whip”), as seen in the bronze script.
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
不要隨便開玩笑。
Stop fooling around.
隨你喜歡隨便吃。
Help yourself to whatever you like.
不要隨便開玩笑。
Stop joking around.
我只是隨便看看。
I'm just looking.
我会让你搭个便车。
I'll give you a ride.
請你隨便吃點水果。
Please help yourself to some fruit.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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