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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 便宜

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
便宜 biàn yí - convenient
便宜 pián yi - cheap; inexpensive
- a petty advantage
- to let sb off lightly

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
2 2 2,711 2,918 1,828

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
便 biàn- plain
- informal
- suitable
- convenient
- opportune
- to urinate or defecate
- equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then
- in that case
- even if
- soon afterwards
便 pián- used in 便宜[pian2yi5]
- used in 便便[pian2pian2]
- used in 便嬛[pian2xuan1]
- surname Yi
- proper
- should
- suitable
- appropriate

Other Words Containing 便宜

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
便宜 2 2 2,711 2,918 1,828
便宜货 - - 15,773 51,906 33,271
占便宜 - - 20,081 28,084 14,253
小便宜 - - 39,025 34,691 18,780