(biàn) - then, in that case; convenient in Mandarin
biànTraditional: 便
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Translation
then, in that case; convenient
Word origin
便 is a compound of the person radical 亻beside 更 (gēng), traditionally read as a person changing or improving something for convenience. It means convenient, or 'then, in that case'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 亻(person radical) + 更 (gēng)
Stroke order
便
Examples
。
He finished speaking and then left.
。
Come if you want to.
。
Transport here is very convenient.
。
He left as soon as he finished speaking.
雨。
We will go out as soon as the rain stops.
便 (biàn) means then or in that case, and can also mean convenient.
Appears in 4 words
Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 便.
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