convenience; excrement or urine; relieve oneself (adv.)
HSK 5
Traditional
便 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
遍 biàn - time [when doing something repeatedly] (clf.) | HSK 4
Phonetically similar words
扁 biǎn - flat (adj.) | HSK 6
Examples
他提前完成了作业，便去参加了聚会。 tā tíqián wánchéng le zuòyè, biàn qù cānjiā le jùhuì. - He finished his homework early and then went to the party.
他对新技术很感兴趣，便报名参加了培训班。 tā duì xīn jìshù hěn gǎn xìngqù, biàn bàomíng cānjiā le péixùn bān. - He is very interested in new technologies, so he signed up for the training class.
今天便是你的生日，我们准备了一个惊喜的派对。 jīntiān biàn shì nǐ de shēngrì, wǒmen zhǔnbèi le yīgè jīngxǐ de pàiduì. - Today being your birthday, we have prepared a surprise party for you.
她心情不好，便一个人去散步放松一下。 tā xīnqíng bù hǎo, biàn yīgè rén qù sànbù fàngsōng yīxià. - Feeling upset, she went for a walk alone to relax.
他说完这些话，便离开了房间。 tā shuō wán zhèxiē huà, biàn líkāi le fángjiān. - After saying these words, he left the room.
Phrases
便宜 pián yi - cheap (adj.) | HSK 2
方便 fāng biàn - convenient (adj.) | HSK 3
顺便 shùn biàn - in passing; incidentally (adv.) | HSK 4
随便 suí biàn - as one wishes (adj.) | HSK 4
便利 biàn lì - convenient; easy (adj.) | HSK 6
便条 biàn tiáo - note (n.) | HSK 6
便于 biàn yú - easy to; convenient for (v.) | HSK 6
即便 jí biàn - even if; even though (conj.) | HSK 6
以便 yǐ biàn - so that; in order to (conj.) | HSK 6