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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

方便 [fāngbiàn]
  1. 1. adjective [便利] convenient
    上海的交通很方便
    Transport in Shanghai is easy.
    我们应把方便留给他人。
    We should make things easy for people.
  2. 2. adjective [适宜] appropriate
    这里谈话不方便
    It's not appropriate to talk here.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

方便 [fāngbiàn]
  1. 1. convenient; handy
    这儿交通方便
    Transportation is convenient here.
    什么时候方便,什么时候来。
    Drop in whenever it's convenient.
    这件事让我去办很方便
    It's quite convenient for me to do that.
  2. 2. make things convenient for somebody
    方便群众
    make things convenient for the people
  3. 3. have money to spare or lend
    手头不方便
    have little money to spare
  4. 4. [Spoken] go to the lavatory
    你要不要方便一下?
    Do you want to use the lavatory (or wash your hands)?
  5. 5. convenience

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

方便 [fāngbiàn]
  1. 1. 便利
    买东西真方便
    交通方便
  2. 2. 使便利;给予便利
    电话亭方便了过往行人
    这件事还求你方便方便
  3. 3. 合适;适宜
    这里很安静,咱俩说说悄悄话挺方便
  4. 4. 婉词,指有余钱
    手头方便的话,就借点钱给他
  5. 5. 婉词,指大便或小便
    方便一下就回来
  6. 6. 指某种便(biàn)宜条件
    请行个方便

Examples

从苏州坐火车到杭州,方便倒是方便,就是有点绕远儿。
你地头熟悉,联系起来方便
You know the place well, so you can easily make contacts there.
什么时候方便,什么时候来。
Drop in whenever it's convenient.
方便群众
make things convenient for the people
你要不要方便一下?
Do you want to use the lavatory (or wash your hands)?
这种机器构造简单,使用方便
This machine is simple in construction and easy to handle.
山上修了公路,汽车上下很方便
With the completion of the highway up the mountain, cars can easily go up and down.

Collocations

大开方便之门
doing everything for someone else's convenience
方便食品
convenience food
交通方便
have a good transport system
十分方便
quite convenient
简单方便
simple and convenient
方便快捷
convenient and quick
方便群众
offer convenience to the masses
方便出行
convenient to go out
方便说话
right place to talk
方便行事
be convenient to do something
手头不方便
have little money to spare
资金方便
have enough cash
停车方便
convenient for parking
想去方便
want to go to the restroom
方便一下
relieve oneself

Word Decomposition


[fāng]
+ 便
[biàn]

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