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(biàn) - then, in that case; convenient in Mandarin

biàn

Traditional: 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)

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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.

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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This word is part of lesson 18.