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便宜
Meaning
- cheap; inexpensive
- a petty advantage
- to let sb off lightly
Example sentence
似乎很便宜。
It seemed to be cheap.
Characters in 便宜
- 便 biàn convenient; then, in that case
- 宜 yí suitable, appropriate; ought to
便 here pián, plus 宜 suitable. Read biàn the same 便 gives 方便 convenient; the two readings are worth separating early.