Lexis Rex Home

Chinese Word of the Day

便盆
biàn pén

bedpan
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
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




Review previous words





Learn these with
Multiple Choice
Hidden Image
Bingo
Hangman
Word Search
Crosswords
Memory
Flash Cards




Subscribe to Word of the Day
Email:


Type in the box or highlight a word on the page.