| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 便 | biàn | ordinary; plain; convenient; handy; easy; then; so; thus; to relieve oneself | |
| 便步走 | biàn bù zǒu | march at ease; route step | |
| 便池 | biàn chí | urinal | |
| 便當 | 便当 | biàn dāng | set meal; lunch box (Taiwan usage); bento box |
| 便當 | 便当 | biàn dang | convenient; handy; easy |
| 便道 | biàn dào | shortcut; pavement; sidewalk; makeshift road | |
| 便飯 | 便饭 | biàn fàn | a simple meal; potluck |
| 便服 | biàn fú | everyday clothes; informal dress; civilian clothes | |
| 便函 | biàn hán | an informal letter sent by an organization | |
| 便壺 | 便壶 | biàn hú | bed urinal; chamber pot |
| 便箋 | 便笺 | biàn jiān | notepaper; memo; memo pad |
| 便捷 | biàn jié | convenient and fast | |
| 便覽 | 便览 | biàn lǎn | brief guide |
| 便利 | biàn lì | convenient; easy; facilitate | |
| 便帽 | biàn mào | cap | |
| 便門 | 便门 | biàn mén | side door; wicket door |
| 便秘 | biàn mì | constipation | |
| 便難 | 便难 | biàn nàn | retort with challenging questions; debate |
| 便盆 | biàn pén | bed pan | |
| 便橋 | 便桥 | biàn qiáo | temporary bridge |
| 便人 | biàn rén | somebody who happens to be on hand for an errand | |
| 便士 | biàn shì | penny | |
| 便條 | 便条 | biàn tiáo | (informal) note |
| 便條紙 | 便条纸 | biàn tiáo zhǐ | scrap paper |
| 便桶 | biàn tǒng | chamber pot | |
| 便鞋 | biàn xié | cloth shoes; slippers | |
| 便血 | biàn xiě | having blood in one's stool | |
| 便宴 | biàn yàn | informal dinner | |
| 便衣 | biàn yī | civilian clothes; plain clothes; plainclothesman | |
| 便宜行事 | biàn yí xíng shì | act at one's discretion; act as one sees fit | |
| 便於 | 便于 | biàn yú | easy to; convenient for |
| 便中 | biàn zhōng | at one's convenience; when it's convenient | |
| 不便 | bù biàn | inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash | |
| 不方便 | bù fāng biàn | inconvenience; inconvenient | |
| 大便 | dà biàn | to defecate; excrement; feces | |
| 大便乾燥 | dà biàn gān zào | constipated | |
| 方便 | fāng biàn | convenient | |
| 糞便 | 粪便 | fèn biàn | (n) excrement; feces; night soil |
| 即便 | jí biàn | even if; even though | |
| 簡便 | 简便 | jiǎn biàn | simple and convenient; handy |
| 呂便 | 吕便 | Lǚ biàn | Reuben |
| 便 | pián | advantageous; cheap | |
| 便宜 | pián yi | inexpensive | |
| 輕便 | 轻便 | qīng biàn | (adj) lightweight and portable |
| 請便 | 请便 | qǐng biàn | (phr) do as you wish; please yourself |
| 使用方便 | shǐ yòng fāng biàn | easy to use; convenient to use | |
| 順便 | 顺便 | shùn biàn | conveniently; in passing |
| 隨便 | 随便 | suí biàn | as one wishes; as one pleases; casual |
| 小便 | xiǎo biàn | urinate; pass water; urine | |
| 以便 | yǐ biàn | so that; so as to; in order to | |
| 佔便宜 | 占便宜 | zhàn pián yi | advantageous; favorable |
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