便 biàn

1. biàn adjective convenient; handy; easy
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 便 is synonymous with 简便 or 简易 in this sense (GHC '便' 3; Kroll 2015 '便' 1; NCCED '便' 2)
2. biàn adjective advantageous
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 有利 (GHC '便' 1; Kroll 2015 '便' 2)
3. biàn verb to pass stool; to excrete; to relieve oneself; to urinate
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 小便 'to urinate' or 大便 'to pass stool' (GHC '便' 5; Kroll 2015 '便' 4; NCCED '便' 5)
4. pián adjective fat; obese
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 便 is synonymous with 肥胖 in this sense (Kroll 2015 '便' pián 2)
5. biàn verb to make easy
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '便' 1b)
6. biàn noun an unearned advantage
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   
7. biàn adjective ordinary; plain
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (NCCED '便' 4)
8. biàn conjunction if only; so long as; to the contrary
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 便 is synonymous with 只要 in this sense (GHC '便' 7; Kroll 2015 '便' 7; NCCED '便' 8)
9. biàn adjective in passing
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: 便 is synonymous with 顺便 in this sense (NCCED '便' 4)
10. biàn adjective informal
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: 便 is synonymous with 非正式 in this sense (Kroll 2015 '便' 5)
11. biàn adverb right away; then; right after
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 便 is synonymous with 即 or 就 in this sense (GHC '便' 6; Guoyu '便' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '便' 6; NCCED '便' 7)
12. biàn adjective appropriate; suitable
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED '便' 1)
13. biàn noun an advantageous occasion
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHC '便' 2； NCCED '便' 3)
14. biàn noun stool
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (NCCED '便' 6)
15. pián adjective quiet; quiet and comfortable
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 安适 (GHC '便' 9)
16. biàn adjective proficient; skilled
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHC '便' 4; Kroll 2015 '便' 3)
17. biàn conjunction even if; even though
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 即使 (Guoyu '便' conj)
18. pián adjective shrewd; slick; good with words
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHC '便' 10; Kroll 2015 '便' pián 1)

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• 便便 slick with words ; with a fat belly; obese
• 便笺(便箋) notepaper; memo; memo pad
• 轻便(輕便) light; portable; handy
• 大腹便便 big-bellied ; paunchy
• 活便 nimble; agile; convenient
• 便鞋 cloth shoes; slippers
• 把方便当随便(把方便當隨便) to act unappreciatively in response to a kindness
• 通便 to evacuate the bowels
• 便利店 convenience store
• 不方便(不方便) inconvenience; inconvenient
• 未便 not in a position to
• 便士 pence
• 便闭(便閉) constipation
• 便车旅行者(便車旅行者) hitch-hiker
• 小便斗 urinal
• 灵便(靈便) quick; agile; nimble; easy to handle; handy
• 咄嗟便办(咄嗟便辦) do very quickly; to carry out as soon as an order is given
• 便条(便條) an informal note
• 润肠通便(潤腸通便) to cure constipation with laxatives
• 贪小便宜(貪小便宜) to conspire for the sake of a small advantage
• 便当(便當) bento; lunchbox ; convenient; handy
• 讨便宜(討便宜) to look for a bargain; to seek advantage; to try to gain at expense of others
• 逢人便讲(逢人便講) to tell anybody one happens to meet
• 便所 toilet; privy
• 便难(便難) retort with challenging questions; debate
• 腹笥便便 a learned person
• 就便 at somebody's convenience; in passing
• 便门(便門) side door; wicket door
• 二便 urination and defecation
• 便利性 convenience
• 女子无才便是德(女子無才便是德) a woman's virtue is to have no talent
• 便急 to need the toilet; urinary or defecatory urgency
• 小便器 urinal
• 佔便宜 advantageous; favorable; to benefit at others' expense; to take unfair advantage
• 粪便(糞便) excrement; feces; night soil
• 便衣 civilian clothes; plain clothes; plainclothesman
• 大小便 using the toilet; urination and defecation
• 趁便 to take the opportunity; in passing
• 便携式(便攜式) portable
• 爱小便宜(愛小便宜) love of petty profits
• 便饭(便飯) an ordinary meal; simple home cooking
• 便利商店 convenience store; also name of pop group, series of computer games etc
• 得便 at one's convenience; when one has time
• 不成功便成仁 to succeed or die trying
• 听其自便(聽其自便) to allow somebody to do something at his convenience
• 便盆 bed pan
• 便宜行事 act at one's discretion; act as one sees fit
• 拉大便 to poop; to defecate
• 便玛(便瑪) red willow
• 小便 urine ; to urinate

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• 第二十四回 Chapter 24 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 146
• 第三十八回 Chapter 38 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 75
• 第四十五回 Chapter 45 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 67
• 第二十六回 Chapter 26 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 63
• 第二回 Chapter 60 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 63
• 第三十九回 Chapter 39 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 62
• 第二回 Chapter 24 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 62
• 第二回 Chapter 62 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 58
• 第二回 Chapter 103 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 58
• 第二回 Chapter 63 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 58

Collocations

• 便辟 (便辟) 便辟側媚 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 冏命 Zhou Shu - Charge to Jiong — count: 17
• 便嬖 (便嬖) 便嬖不足使令於前與 — Mencius 孟子, 梁惠王上 King Hui of Liang I — count: 8
• 便备用 (便備用) 便備用 — Xunzi 荀子, 儒效篇第八 Chapter 8: The Achievements of the Confucians — count: 6
• 以为便 (以為便) 政以爲便譬宗於父兄故舊 — Mozi 墨子, 卷三 尚同中 Book 3 - Identification with the Superior II — count: 5
• 形便 (形便) 地利形便 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十五　兵略訓 Chapter 15: Military Planning — count: 5
• 便国 (便國) 此非便國之道也 — Guanzi 管子, 山至數第七十六 Chapter 76: Travelling to the Mountains — count: 4
• 便僻 (便僻) 便僻不能食其意 — Guanzi 管子, 君臣下第三十一 Chapter 31: A Ruler and his Ministers II — count: 4
• 所谓便 (所謂便) 此所謂便其習而義其俗者也 — Mozi 墨子, 卷六 節葬下 Book 6 - Simplicity in Funerals III — count: 4
• 便程 (便程) 便程東作 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《本紀‧五帝本紀》 Annals - Annals of the Five Emperors — count: 3
• 私便 (私便) 匹夫有私便 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 八說第四十七 Chapter 47: Eight Explanations — count: 3