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| Pronunciation |
: |
pián |
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| Meaning |
: |
- bulging; swelling. (adj)
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| Radical |
: |
亻 |
| Strokes |
: |
9 |
| Traditional |
: |
便 |
| Usage |
: |
37.6% |
| Notes |
: |
also as biàn.This character is never used alone. |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 2. |
|
|
: |
cheap; let … off lightly |
| 3. |
|
|
: |
gain extra advantage by unfair means |
Sentences:
| 1. He gave her a cheap tiny ring. |
| tā |
sòng |
le |
tā |
yī |
zhī |
hěn |
pián |
yi |
de |
jiè |
zhǐ |
。 |
| 他 |
送 |
了 |
她 |
一 |
只 |
很 |
便 |
宜 |
的 |
戒 |
指 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 送 |
: |
give |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 她 |
: |
her |
| 一 |
: |
one |
| 只 |
: |
measure word |
| 很 |
: |
very |
| 便宜 |
: |
cheap |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 戒指 |
: |
ring |
|
| 2. He’s got a pot-belly. |
| tā |
dà |
fù |
pián |
pián |
。 |
| 他 |
大 |
腹 |
便 |
便 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 大 |
: |
big |
| 腹 |
: |
stomach |
| 便便 |
: |
obese |
|
| 3. You shouldn’t let him off so lightly. |
| nǐ |
bù |
néng |
zhè |
me |
pián |
yi |
le |
tā |
。 |
| 你 |
不 |
能 |
这 |
么 |
便 |
宜 |
了 |
他 |
。 |
|
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|
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| 你 |
: |
you |
| 不能 |
: |
shouldn’t |
| 这么 |
: |
like this |
| 便宜 |
: |
let … off lightly |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 他 |
: |
him, he |
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