Chinese

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convenient advantage; benefit
simp. and trad.
(便利)
便
anagram 利便

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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便利

  1. convenient; handy
  2. (literary) nimble; agile; shrewd; quick

Synonyms

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  • (convenient):
  • (nimble):

Derived terms

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Verb

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便利

  1. (transitive) to make convenient; to provide convenience; to make things easy for people; to facilitate
  2. (literary, intransitive) to defecate and/or urinate

Synonyms

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  • (to make convenient): 方便 (fāngbiàn)
  • (to defecate and/or urinate): 大小便 (dàxiǎobiàn)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
便
べん
Grade: 4

Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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便(べん)() (benri-na (adnominal 便(べん)() (benri na), adverbial 便(べん)() (benri ni))

  1. convenient

Inflection

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Antonyms

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Noun

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便(べん)() (benri

  1. convenience

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term
便

Noun

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便利 (pyeolli) (hangeul 편리)

  1. hanja form? of 편리 (convenience)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term
便

Adjective

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便利

  1. chữ Hán form of tiện lợi (convenient; handy).