便宜

便宜

1. cheap; inexpensive

   這是鎮上最便宜的商店。 [MSC, trad.]
   这是镇上最便宜的商店。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè shì zhèn shàng zuì piányi de shāngdiàn. [Pinyin]

   This is the cheapest store in town.

   用便宜的肉就做不出好湯。 [MSC, trad.]
   用便宜的肉就做不出好汤。 [MSC, simp.]

   Yòng piányi de ròu jiù zuò bùchū hǎo tāng. [Pinyin]

   Cheap meat doesn't make good soup.

• 昂貴／昂贵 (ángguì)
• 高昂 (gāo'áng)

• 廉價／廉价 (liánjià)

便宜

1. to let somebody off lightly

   你不能這麼便宜了他。 [MSC, trad.]
   你不能这么便宜了他。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ bùnéng zhème piányi le tā. [Pinyin]

   You shouldn't let him off so lightly.

便宜

1. advantage (usually unfairly gained); opportunity

   他每次幫我都想佔我便宜。 [MSC, trad.]
   他每次帮我都想占我便宜。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā měicì bāng wǒ dōu xiǎng zhàn wǒ piányi. [Pinyin]

   He never helps me without trying to take advantage of me.

便宜

1. convenient; handy
2. appropriate and convenient; to be best

   • 我帶了外甥女過去，倒也便宜。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     我带了外甥女过去，倒也便宜。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18^th century CE

     Wǒ dài le wàishēngnǚ guòqù, dào yě biànyí. [Pinyin]

     I will take my niece over, that would be best.

• (convenient):

便(べん)宜(ぎ) • (bengi) 

1. convenience, advantage

   ご利用者(りようしゃ)の便宜(べんぎ)のために詳細(しょうさい)な取扱説明書(とりあつかいせつめいしょ)もついてあります。

   Go-riyōsha no bengi no tame ni shōsai na toriatsukai setsumeisho mo tsuite arimasu.

   A detailed user manual is also included for the convenience of users.

2. facilities

   故郷(ふるさと)は田舎(いなか)とは言(い)っても優(すぐ)れた便宜(べんぎ)を持(も)っていると思(おも)う。

   Furusato wa inaka to wa itte mo sugureta bengi o motte iru to omou.

   My home town might be countrified, but I'd say it still has excellent facilities.

• (convenience): 便利(べんり) (benri), 利便(りべん) (riben)

• (convenience): 面倒(めんどう) (mendō), 不便(ふべん) (fuben), 厄介(やっかい) (yakkai) (inconvenience)

• 便(べん)宜(ぎ)的(てき) (bengiteki, “convenient”)
• 便(べん)宜(ぎ)上(じょう) (bengijō, “for convenience”)

便宜 • (pyeonui) (hangeul 편의)

1. Hanja form^? of 편의 (“convenience”).