方便

Chinese

 
square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
 
advantageous; cheap; ordinary; plain; convenient; handy; easy; then; so; thus; to relieve oneself
simp. and trad.
(方便)		 方 便

Pronunciation

Adjective

方便

  1. convenient
    這個服務很方便。 / 这个服务很方便。  ―  Zhè ge fúwù hěn fāngbiàn.  ―  This service is very convenient.
  2. available; free (to do something)
    我五點不方便。 / 我五点不方便。  ―  Wǒ wǔ diǎn bù fāngbiàn.  ―  I'm not available at five o'clock.
  3. suitable; appropriate
    這裡說話不方便。 / 这里说话不方便。  ―  Zhèlǐ shuōhuà bù fāngbiàn.  ―  This isn't the right place to talk about it.
  4. (euphemistic) having extra money; having money to spare
    你方便的話，借我五十元。 [MSC, trad.]
    你方便的话，借我五十元。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ fāngbiàn dehuà, jiè wǒ wǔshí yuán. [Pinyin]
    Could you spare me 50 yuan?

Derived terms

Verb

方便

  1. to make convenient; to provide convenience; to make things easy for people; to facilitate
    為了方便學生購買回家車票，學校已開展各種活動。 [MSC, trad.]
    为了方便学生购买回家车票，学校已开展各种活动。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wèile fāngbiàn xuéshēng gòumǎi huíjiā chēpiào, xuéxiào yǐ kāizhǎn gèzhǒng huódòng. [Pinyin]
    The school has launched a number of programs to make it convenient for students to purchase tickets home.
  2. (Mandarin, euphemistic) to use the toilet (bathroom); to relieve oneself
    我想去方便一下。  ―  Wǒ xiǎng qù fāngbiàn yīxià.  ―  I'd like to go to the bathroom.

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (方便):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
方 便
ほう
Grade: 2		 べん
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

方便 (hiragana ほうべん, rōmaji hōben)

  1. expedient, means
    嘘 (うそ)も方 (ほう)便 (べん)
    uso mo hōben
    circumstances may justify a lie

Korean

Hanja in this term
方便

Noun

方便 • (bangpyeon) (hangeul 방편)

  1. Hanja form? of 방편 (“expedient, means”).
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