How to say “convenient” in Chinese

方便

fāngbiàn

convenient

adjective · HSK 3 · topic “Home and daily life”

“Convenient” in Chinese is 方便, fāng biàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

方便 is read fāng biàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

fāng — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

biàn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

方

fāng — square; side

It hints at the sound in 房 and 放. In 地方 it is read with the neutral tone: fang.

便

pián — part of “cheap”

In other words it is read biàn, “convenient”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “方便”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 方便. Tap the sound icon to listen.

这儿买东西很方便zhèrmǎidōngxihěnfāngbiànShopping here is convenient.
这个城市的交通很方便zhègechéngshìdejiāotōnghěnfāngbiànGetting around this city is easy.
这儿既安静又方便zhèrjìānjìngyòufāngbiànIt's both quiet and convenient here.
科技的发展让生活更方便了。kējìdefāzhǎnràngshēnghuógèngfāngbiànleThe development of science and technology has made life more convenient.
网购使得生活更方便了wǎnggòushǐdeshēnghuógèngfāngbiànleOnline shopping has made life more convenient.
手机，让生活方便的是它，让人浪费时间的也是它。shǒujī,ràngshēnghuófāngbiàndeshìtā,ràngrénlàngfèishíjiāndeyěshìtāThe phone: it’s what makes life easier — and it’s also what eats up our time.

More words from the lesson “Quiet, clean, convenient”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “convenient” in Chinese?

“Convenient” in Chinese is 方便, pinyin fāngbiàn.

What does 方便 mean?

方便 (fāngbiàn) means “convenient”.

How do you write 方便?

方便 is 2 characters: 方 (fāng) — square; side; 便 (pián) — part of “cheap”. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 方便?

方便 is read fāngbiàn. Tones: fāng — first tone, biàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“convenient” in the lesson “Quiet, clean, convenient”

This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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