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便盆biàn pén
bedpan
Definitions
| Chinese > English | |
| 便盆 | biànpén |
| 1. n. bedpan | |
| English > Chinese | |
| bedpan | |
| 1. 便盆 | |
| 2. 睡床用脚炉 | |
| Components | |
| 便 | biàn |
| 1. convenient; handy | |
| 方便 - convenient, suitable - | |
| 便利 - convenient, easy - | |
| 簡便 - convenient, handy - | |
| 2. to go a long way in; to serve the interests of; to benefit; to make convenient | |
| 3. nimble; agile | |
| 4. informal; ordinary; plain | |
| 便衣 - civilian clothes - | |
| 便服 - casual clothes - | |
| 便函 - informal letter - | |
| 5. human waste; excretion | |
| 小便 - to urinate - | |
| 大便 - to defecate - | |
| 便器 - toilet - | |
| 糞便 - excrement, feces - | |
| 6. soon afterward; as soon as | |
| 警察 一 到 現場，人群 便 四散 離去。 - The crowd soon dissipated when the police arrived. | |
| 他 到 了 日本，不久 便 發 了 洋財。 - He went to Japan and soon made a big fortune. | |
| 他 二-十 幾 歲 便 開始 謝頂。 - He started going bald in his twenties. | |
| 7. then | |
| 他 一 得空kòng 便 跑-出去 玩。 - As soon as gets free, he (then) runs out to play. | |
| 8. even if; even though | |
| 9. cheap; inexpensive | |
| 便pián宜yi - cheap | |
| 10. (Cantonese, non-productive) (Suffix for locational nouns); side | |
| 盆 | pén |
| 1. basin; tub | |
| 花盆 - flower pot | |
| 洗臉盆 - washbasin | |
| 2. basin-shaped thing | |
| 骨盆 - pelvis | |
| 3. unit of volume equal to 12 升 (128 liters) | |
| 一 大 盆 水 - a large basin of water | |
| 一 盆 花 - a pot of flowers | |
| Pen | |
Pronunciation
biàn pén
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