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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 便是

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
便是 biàn shì - (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
- precisely
- exactly
- even
- if
- just like
- in the same way as

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
- 6 12,787 3,052 3,002

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]
shì- to be (followed by substantives only)
- correct; right; true
- (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
- (adverb for emphatic assertion)
shì- variant of 是[shi4]

Other Words Containing 便是

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
便是 - 6 12,787 3,052 3,002