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1. 他自幼便熟读圣经贤传。

   tā zì​yòu biàn shú​dú Shèng​jīng xián​zhuàn.

   He has been well-versed in the classics and biographies of sages since childhood.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 他一回家便开始写作业。

   tā yī huí​jiā biàn kāi​shǐ xiě zuò​yè.

   He started his homework as soon as he got home.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

3. 他当少年时便立志报国。

   tā dāng shào​nián shí biàn lì​zhì bào​guó.

   When he was a youth, he determined to serve his country.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

4. 投降便可免你一死。

   tóu​xiáng biàn kě miǎn nǐ yī sǐ.

   Surrender and your life will be spared.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

5. 我想说的便是这个意思。

   wǒ xiǎng shuō de biàn shì zhè gè yì​si.

   That is exactly what I meant.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

6. 雌雄配合后，便会开始筑巢。

   cí xióng pèi​hé hòu, biàn huì kāi​shǐ zhù​cháo.

   After mating, the pair will begin to build a nest.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

7. 两人初次见面便彼此倾心。

   liǎng rén chū​cì jiàn​miàn biàn bǐ​cǐ qīng​xīn.

   The two of them were smitten with each other from the moment they first met.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

8. 开始便是结束。

   kāi​shǐ biàn shì jié​shù.

   The beginning is the end.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

9. 旬月之间，工程便已宣告竣工。

   xún yuè zhī​jiān, gōng​chéng biàn yǐ xuān​gào jùn​gōng.

   Within a month or so, the project was declared complete.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

10. 他听到身后有响声，便掉头去看。

    tā tīng​dào shēn​hòu yǒu xiǎng​shēng, biàn diào​tóu qù kàn.

    Hearing a noise behind him, he turned his head to look.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

11. 无知便是福。

    wú​zhī biàn shì fú.

    Ignorance is bliss.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

12. 沪上自古便有“东方巴黎”之美誉。

    Hù​shàng zì​gǔ biàn yǒu“ Dōng​fāng Bā​lí” zhī měi​yù.

    Shanghai has been known as the 'Paris of the East' since ancient times.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

13. 待他回府卸妆之后，便换上了便服。

    dài tā huí fǔ xiè​zhuāng zhī​hòu, biàn huàn​shàng le biàn​fú.

    After returning home and removing his costume, he changed into everyday clothes.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

14. 这件古玩的真伪，请行家一鉴便知。

    zhè jiàn gǔ​wán de zhēn​wěi, qǐng háng​jiā yī jiàn biàn zhī.

    An expert can tell the authenticity of this antique at a glance.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

15. 他把行李在屋角顿好，便坐下来休息。

    tā bǎ xíng​li zài wū​jiǎo dùn hǎo, biàn zuò xià​lai xiū​xi.

    He set his luggage down in the corner of the room and sat down to rest.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

16. 自从第一次见面，他便对她深深痴迷。

    zì​cóng dì​yī cì jiàn​miàn, tā biàn duì tā shēn​shēn chī​mí.

    Since their first meeting, he has been deeply infatuated with her.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

17. 此人性格乖张，若有不顺，便出言诟之。

    cǐ rén xìng​gé guāi​zhāng, ruò yǒu bù shùn, biàn chū​yán gòu zhī.

    This person has a perverse personality; if anything goes wrong, he lashes out with verbal abuse.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

18. 她看客人已经走远，便回身把大门暗上。

    tā kàn kè​rén yǐ​jīng zǒu​yuǎn, biàn huí​shēn bǎ dà​mén àn shàng.

    Seeing that the guests had gone far away, she turned around and quietly closed the gate.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

19. 清明一到，天气便暖和得可以穿单衣了。

    Qīng​míng yī dào, tiān​qì biàn nuǎn​huo de kě​yǐ chuān dān​yī le.

    As soon as Qingming arrives, the weather becomes warm enough to wear light clothing.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

20. 他在拐角处一闪而过，接着便不见了踪影。

    tā zài guǎi​jiǎo chù yī shǎn ér guò, jiē​zhe biàn bù xiàn le zōng​yǐng.

    He flashed past the corner and then disappeared.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary