| 便 | 1276C15 91A.82-2 | 部居  | 畫數 9 | ㄅㄧㄢˋ [bian4] (*ㄆㄧㄢˊ [pian2] ). | ||
| N. | (1) (*[pian2]) A surname. (2) Convenience, ease: 得便 when ever convenient, when you have time; 便中 at your convenience; 順便 at a convenient occasion: 你到蔡家，請順便帶這件給他 since you are going to the Tsai's, please bring this to him; 順便拿瓶酒下來，省得我起來 bring me the bottle and save me from getting up; 就便 when convenient; 隨便 do what you like, disregard formalities, see 隨便 32A.83. (3) Toilet, toilet functions: hence 便所 “place of convenience”＝ladies’ rest-room, etc.; 小便 v.i. & n., relieve oneself, to urinate; 大便 v.i. & n., go to stool, ease bowels; 禁止小便 commit no nuisance; 便秘 [bian4bi4]1. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Convenient; 方便 convenient; 不便 inconvenient; 便利 [bian4li4]↓; 便當 [bian4dang4]↓; 便於 convenient for, so that: 便於進行 so that we many proceed. (2) Informal, at ease: 請便，自便 do as you like, feel at home; 便衣，便帽 [bian4yi1], [bian4mao4]↓; 便餐 [bian4chan1], etc.↓. (3) Quick (route, etc.): 便徑，便道. (4) (*[pian2]) Sycophant, flattering: 便佞，便辟 *[pian2nin4], *[pian2pi4]↓. | |||||
| Adv. | Then, just, simply, in that case (used much more than the Eng. “then”): 你愛她，她不愛你，便怎麼樣（便如何）if you love her and she does not love you, then what? 寶玉聽見便說 when Baauyuh heard this, he (then) said; 這樣做去便是（便罷，便了） just do it like this; 那便不同 then it is different; 你不去，我便不得去, if you do not go, then I have to; 把蓋封好，便可以收藏多日 keep it tightly covered, then it will keep a long time. | |||||
| Conj. | (1) Even if, even though: 便有不是，也得原諒他 even if he is wrong, you can forgive him. (2) As soon as: 一進去，便看見 as soon as you go in, you see (the)…. | |||||
| Words | 1. 便秘 [bian4bi4], n., constipation. 2. 便嬖 *[bian2bi4], n., (AC) favorite mistress. 3. 便餐 [bian4chan1], n., informal, plain dinner, potluck. 4. 便器 [bian4qi4], n., urinal. 5. 便當 [bian4dang4], (1) adj., easy and convenient; (2) n., lunch basket. 6. 便道 [bian4dao4], n., (1) quick but small path; (2) then said. 7. 便殿 [bian4dian4], n., emperor's rest room before or after audience. 8. 便毒 [bian4du2], n., gonorrhea. 9. 便飯 [bian4fan4], n., potluck, simple meal. 10. 便服 [bian4fu2], n., informal dress, home gown, dist. from 禮服 official uniform. 11. 便徑 [bian4jing4], n., quick route, small path. 12. 便壼 [bian4hu2], n., night pot. 13. 便利 [bian4li4], adj. & n., convenient, -ce: 很多便利 has many advantages. 14. 便路 [bian4lu4], n., bypath. 15. 便爐 [bian4lu2], n., see 邊 爐 91.83. 16. 便帽 [bian4mao4], n., easy cap. 17. 便溺 [bian4niao4], v.i. & n., urinate, urine; bowels. 18. 便佞 *[bian2nin4], adj., being a good talker, sycophant. 19. 便辟 *[bian2pi4], adj., sycophant, given to flattering. 20. 便人 [bian4ren2], n., s.o. at hand (to do an errand). 21. 便是 [bian4shi4], (1) conj., even if; (2) see Adv.↑. 22. 便所 [bian4suo3], n., toilet. 23. 便條 [bian4tiao2], n., memo, short note; 24. 便條簿 [bian4tiao2bu4], n., note pad, scribble pad. 25. 便桶 [bian4tong3], n., wooden pail for stool. 26. 便衣 [bian4yi1], n., ordinary dress; 便衣偵探 plain-clothes detective. 27. 便宜 [bian4yi2], adv., (1) as in 便宜行事 use discretion; adv., (2) (*[pai2yi1]) (a) adj., cheap: 不便宜 expensive; adv., 東西便宜 things are cheap; adv., (b) v.t., as in 太便宜了他 he got it cheap (without due punishment); adv., (c) n., advantage: 沒有什麼便宜 no advantage in that. | |||||