便宜

piányi

cheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage; to let sb off lightly

adjective HSK 3.0 · Band 1

Watch it being written

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便

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Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

  • 不宜bùyínot suitableB6
  • 适宜shìyísuitableB6
  • 事宜shìyímattersB7
  • 宜居yíjūlivableB7
  • 宜人yírénniceB7
  • 因地制宜yīndì-zhìyí(idiom) to use methods in line with local B7

See it in sentences

这个很便宜。

This is very cheap.

苹果便宜吗?

Are apples cheap?