便 biàn

1. biàn adjective convenient; handy; easy
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 便 is synonymous with 简便 or 简易 in this sense (GHC '便' 3; Kroll 2015 '便' 1; NCCED '便' 2)
2. biàn adjective advantageous
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 有利 (GHC '便' 1; Kroll 2015 '便' 2)
3. biàn verb to pass stool; to excrete; to relieve oneself; to urinate
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Health
   Notes: In the sense of 小便 'to urinate' or 大便 'to pass stool' (GHC '便' 5; Kroll 2015 '便' 4; NCCED '便' 5)
4. pián adjective fat; obese
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 便 is synonymous with 肥胖 in this sense (Kroll 2015 '便' pián 2)
5. biàn verb to make easy
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '便' 1b)
6. biàn noun an unearned advantage
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes:
7. biàn adjective ordinary; plain
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (NCCED '便' 4)
8. biàn conjunction if only; so long as; to the contrary
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 便 is synonymous with 只要 in this sense (GHC '便' 7; Kroll 2015 '便' 7; NCCED '便' 8)
9. biàn adjective in passing
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: 便 is synonymous with 顺便 in this sense (NCCED '便' 4)
10. biàn adjective informal
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: 便 is synonymous with 非正式 in this sense (Kroll 2015 '便' 5)
11. biàn adverb right away; then; right after
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 便 is synonymous with 即 or 就 in this sense (GHC '便' 6; Guoyu '便' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '便' 6; NCCED '便' 7)
12. biàn adjective appropriate; suitable
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED '便' 1)
13. biàn noun an advantageous occasion
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHC '便' 2； NCCED '便' 3)
14. biàn noun stool
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Health
    Notes: (NCCED '便' 6)
15. pián adjective quiet; quiet and comfortable
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 安适 (GHC '便' 9)
16. biàn adjective proficient; skilled
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHC '便' 4; Kroll 2015 '便' 3)
17. biàn conjunction even if; even though
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 即使 (Guoyu '便' conj)
18. pián adjective shrewd; slick; good with words
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHC '便' 10; Kroll 2015 '便' pián 1)
19. biàn adverb then; atha
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: atha (BCSD '便', p. 133; MW 'atha'; SH '便', p. 295)

Contained in

• 顺权方便经(順權方便經) Sirīvivartavyākaraṇa; Shun Quanfangbian Jing
• 胜鬘师子吼一乘大方便方广经(勝鬘師子吼一乘大方便方廣經) Srimala Sutra; Śrīmālādevīsiṃhanādasūtra
• 大乘无生方便门(大乘無生方便門) Five Expedient Means for Attaining the Birthlessness in the Great Vehicle
• 方便门(方便門) gate of skillful means ; expedient means ; Gate of Skillful Means
• 大方便 mahopāya; great skillful means; expedient means
• 佛说大方广未曾有经善巧方便品(佛說大方廣未曾有經善巧方便品) Aṣṭasāhasrikāprajñāpāramitā; Fo Shuo Dafangguang Wei Ceng You Jing Shanqiao Fangbian Pin
• 便有余土(便有餘土) temporary realm
• 佛说善法方便陀罗尼经(佛說善法方便陀羅尼經) Sumukhanāmadhāraṇīsūtra; Fo Shuo Shanfa Fangbian Tuoluoni Jing
• 方便善巧 skillful means; expedient means; skillful and expedient means
• 权方便(權方便) upāya; skill in means
• 如来方便善巧呪经(如來方便善巧呪經) Saptabuddhakasūtra; Rulai Fangbian Shan Qiao Zhou Jing
• 七方便 seven expedient means
• 菩萨行方便境界神通变化经(菩薩行方便境界神通變化經) Bodhisattvagocaropāyaviṣayavikurvāṇanirdeśa; Pusa Xing Fangbian Jingjie Shentong Bianhua Jing
• 方便般若 prajna of skillful means

Also contained in

爱小便宜 、 任便 、 粪便 、 逢人便讲 、 与人方便，自己方便 、 便嬛 、 灵便 、 便桥 、 便帽 、 便利商店 、 便便 、 咄嗟便办 、 大腹便便 、 佔便宜 、 便装 、 不方便 、 贪小便宜 、 讨便宜 、 便车旅行者 、 就便 、 以便 、 二便 、 便利店 、 顺便 、 便捷化 、 便步走 、 便当 、 童便 、 转眼便忘 、 得便宜卖乖 、 大便干燥 、 便签 、 润肠通便 、 乘便 、 便急 、 吉便 、 腹笥便便

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• Malaysia 馬來亞 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 77
• Hong Kong 香港 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 55
• Section 2 China - Chapter 9: Chan School of Buddhism Gathers Large Numbers of Followers 第二篇　中國篇 第九章　禪宗的風起雲湧 Buddhism Series 5 - Buddhist History 《佛教叢書5－教史》 — count: 30
• Philippines 菲律賓 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 27
• Section 2 China - Chapter 10: Examples of Strange Monks and Unusual Scholars 第二篇　中國篇 第十章　奇僧異士舉例 Buddhism Series 5 - Buddhist History 《佛教叢書5－教史》 — count: 26
• Thailand 泰國 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 24
• My Establishing Buddhist Places of Practice in Australia and New Zealand 我在澳紐開創佛教道場 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 10 - Places of Practice 2 《百年佛緣10－道場篇2》 — count: 20
• Dharma Words - Other 法語 ■其它 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 20
• Hsing Yun Diary 21 - Compassion is the Treasure of the Buddha's law 星雲日記21～慈悲是寶藏 慈悲是寶藏(1993/1/1～1993/1/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 18
• Hsing Yun Diary 21 - Compassion is the Treasure of the Buddha's law: An Ordinary Mind 星雲日記21～慈悲是寶藏 平常心(1993/1/16～1993/1/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 17

Collocations

• 便生 (便生) 見所違忤便生恚怒 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 6: Study Widely, Listen More 第六講　智慧為化愚的根本 — count: 5
• 便去 (便去) 豈以一杓水潑之便去 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, True merit melts karmic obstructions - Part 16 [Lecture] 金剛功德業障冰消分第十六 【講話】 — count: 4
• 便知 (便知) 便知惑業亦空 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, True merit melts karmic obstructions - Part 16 [Translation of Canonical Source Text and Notes] — count: 4
• 便会 (便會) 便會產生福德利益的差別 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Prajna is the mother of the Buddhas of all ages - Part 8 [Lecture] 般若為三世諸佛母分第八 【講話】 — count: 3
• 便说 (便說) 阿難便說此偈 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, True faith is rare in the world - Part 6 [Lecture] 真實信心世間稀有分第六 【講話】 — count: 3
• 便高声 (便高聲) 便高聲讀 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, 1 The Circumstances of My Awakening - Canonical Text and Notes 第一　行由品 經文．註釋 — count: 2
• 便成 (便成) 相吸便成 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 2: Buddhism's World View 第二講　佛教的世間觀 — count: 2
• 便举 (便舉) 佛陀不過隨事便舉 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, True merit melts karmic obstructions - Part 16 [Lecture] 金剛功德業障冰消分第十六 【講話】 — count: 2
• 法师便 (法師便) 星雲法師便應 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, Afterword 校後感言 — count: 2
• 随事便 (隨事便) 佛陀不過隨事便舉 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, True merit melts karmic obstructions - Part 16 [Lecture] 金剛功德業障冰消分第十六 【講話】 — count: 2