How is 便 pronounced?

便 is pronounced “biàn” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 便?

便 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 便?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 便 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 5adverb

便

biàn

便 (biàn) means “plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

这家餐厅价格便宜但味道很好，非常受欢迎。

Zhè jiā cāntīng jiàgé piányi dàn wèidào hěn hǎo, fēicháng shòu huānyíng.

This restaurant is cheap but tastes good and is very popular.

Words containing 便

方便fāng biànconvenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself 便宜biàn yíconvenient 便利biàn lìconvenient; easy; to facilitate 便条biàn tiáo(informal) note 便于biàn yúeasy to; convenient for 顺便shùn biànconveniently; in passing; without much extra effort 随便suí biànas one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton 即便jí biàneven if; even though; right away 以便yǐ biànso that; so as to; in order to 便是biàn shì(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as 不便bù biàninconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash 方便面fāng biàn miàninstant noodles

More HSK 5 vocabulary

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哎āihey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)唉āiinterjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh 爱护ài hùto cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect 爱惜ài xīto cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly 爱心ài xīncompassion; kindness; care for others; love; charity (bazaar, golf day etc); heart (the symbol ♥)安慰ān wèito comfort; to console 安装ān zhuāngto install; to erect; to fix; to mount; installation 岸ànvariant of 岸暗ànvariant of 暗熬夜áo yèto stay up late or all night 把握bǎ wòto grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)摆bǎito arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum

Frequently asked questions

What does 便 mean?: 便 (biàn) means “plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards”. It is an HSK 5 word.
How is 便 pronounced?: 便 is pronounced “biàn” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 便?: 便 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 便?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 便 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27