便
biànpián HSK2

convenience

便 biàn frequency
then adverb
Shows that one thing follows another; acts like 就 jiù but is more formal or used in writing.

她一听到乐曲便跳起舞来。

tā yī tīng dào yuè​qǔ biàn tiào qǐ wǔ lai.

She began to dance as soon as she heard the music.

他找不到座位，便坐在地上。

tā zhǎo bu dào zuò​wèi, biàn zuò zài dì shang.

He couldn't find a seat, so he sat on the floor.

convenient adjectiveadverb
Easy to do; suitable or handy
opportunity adverb
A convenient time; a chance to do something in passing
even if conjunction
Used as a connector to mean even though or even if; often used with 纵 zòng.
informal nounadjective
Plain or casual; not formal
to relieve oneself verbnoun
To urinate or defecate
excrement noun
Urine or feces
skilled
(literary) to be proficient or skilled in something, such as horsemanship or archery
agile
(literary) nimble; light; quick in movement
便 pián
cheap adjective
(bound form) used in 便宜 pián​yi meaning inexpensive or a good deal
surname
A Chinese surname

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Frequency
Character
Written text
271st most common 824.2 per million
Movie subtitles
487th most common 298.5 per million appears in 77% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
71.0 per million appears in 19% of films
Written text
280.2 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 2
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Strokes
9
Unicode
U+4FBF

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)