便
biànpián HSK2

convenience

便 biàn frequency
then adverb
equivalent to 就 jiù; expressing that something happens soon after or as a result

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.

convenient adjective
suitable, convenient, or opportune

如果您觉得方便，请给我回个电话。

rú​guǒ nín jué​de fāng​biàn, qǐng gěi wǒ huí gè diàn​huà.

Please give me a call back if it is convenient for you.

excrete noun
to urinate or defecate

医生要求他留下尿便样本。

yī​shēng yāo​qiú tā liú​xià niào biàn yàng​běn.

The doctor asked him to provide urine and stool samples.

informal noun
plain, informal, or ordinary

朋友来家里做客，我只准备了几样便饭。

péng​you lái jiā​lǐ zuò​kè, wǒ zhǐ zhǔn​bèi le jǐ yàng biàn fàn.

When my friend came over, I only prepared a simple home-cooked meal.

便 pián
nimble adverb
light and graceful; used in the literary term 便嬛 pián​xuān to describe a lithe posture

她在舞台上翩翩起舞，身姿显得十分便嬛。

tā zài wǔ​tái shàng piān​piān​qǐ​wǔ, shēn​zī xiǎn​de shí​fēn pián xuān.

She danced gracefully on the stage, her figure appearing lithe and elegant.

cheap adjective
inexpensive; used in the compound word 便宜 pián​yi meaning cheap or advantageous

这里的蔬菜不仅新鲜，而且价格很便宜。

zhè​lǐ de shū​cài bù​jǐn xīn​xiān, ér​qiě jià​gé hěn pián​yi.

The vegetables here are not only fresh but also very cheap.

portly noun
fat or bulging; specifically used in the idiom 大腹便便 dà​fù​pián​pián to describe a big belly

他挺着大腹便便的肚子，在公园里散步。

tā tǐng zhe dà​fù​pián​pián de dù​zi, zài gōng​yuán lǐ sàn​bù.

He was walking in the park, sporting a large potbelly.

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
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)