便士 biàn shì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ bin6 si2
- (loanword) pence; penny
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便
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 以便 yǐ biàn ㄧˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ji5 bin6 so that
- 便利 biàn lì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ bin6 lei6 convenient
- 便宜 biàn yí ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄧˊ pin4 ji4 convenient
- 便宜 pián yi ㄆㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄧ pin4 ji4 cheap; inexpensive
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- 便捷 biàn jié ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ bin6 zit6 convenient and fast
- 便于 便於 biàn yú ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄩˊ bin6 jyu1 easy to; convenient for
- 便是 biàn shì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ bin6 si6 (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
- 便条 便條 biàn tiáo ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ bin6 tiu4 (informal) note
- 便道 biàn dào ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ bin6 dou6 pavement
- 便饭 便飯 biàn fàn ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄢˋ bin6 faan6 an ordinary meal
- 即便 jí biàn ㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ zik1 bin6 even if
- 大便 dà biàn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ daai6 bin6 to defecate
- 小便 xiǎo biàn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ siu2 bin6 urine
- 方便 fāng biàn ㄈㄤ ㄅㄧㄢˋ fong1 bin6 convenient; suitable
- 简便 簡便 jiǎn biàn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ gaan2 bin6 simple and convenient
- 粪便 糞便 fèn biàn ㄈㄣˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ fan3 bin6 excrement
- 随便 隨便 suí biàn ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ceoi4 bin2 as one wishes
- 顺便 順便 shùn biàn ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ seon6 bin2 conveniently
- 便利店 biàn lì diàn ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ bin6 lei6 dim3 convenience store
士
- 人士 rén shì ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˋ jan4 si6 person
- 博士 bó shì ㄅㄛˊ ㄕˋ bok3 si6 doctor (as an academic degree)
- 士兵 shì bīng ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄥ si6 bing1 soldier
- 士气 士氣 shì qì ㄕˋ ㄑㄧˋ si6 hei3 morale
- 女士 nǚ shì ㄋㄩˇ ㄕˋ neoi5 si6 lady
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- 学士 學士 xué shì ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕˋ hok6 si6 bachelor's degree
- 巴士 bā shì ㄅㄚ ㄕˋ baa1 si2 bus (loanword)
- 战士 戰士 zhàn shì ㄓㄢˋ ㄕˋ zin3 si6 fighter
- 武士 wǔ shì ㄨˇ ㄕˋ mou5 si6 warrior
- 烈士 liè shì ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ lit6 si6 martyr
- 爵士 jué shì ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕˋ zoek3 si6 knight
- 男士 nán shì ㄋㄢˊ ㄕˋ naam4 si6 man
- 硕士 碩士 shuò shì ㄕㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ sek6 si6 master's degree
- 绅士 紳士 shēn shì ㄕㄣ ㄕˋ san1 si2 gentleman
- 芝士 zhī shì ㄓ ㄕˋ zi1 si6 (loanword) cheese
- 护士 護士 hù shi ㄏㄨˋ ˙ㄕ wu6 si6 nurse
- 道士 dào shì ㄉㄠˋ ㄕˋ dou6 si2 Daoist priest
- 院士 yuàn shì ㄩㄢˋ ㄕˋ jyun2 si6 scholar
- 隐士 隱士 yǐn shì ㄧㄣˇ ㄕˋ jan2 si6 hermit
- 下士 xià shì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˋ haa6 si6 lowest-ranked noncommissioned officer (e.g. corporal in the army or petty officer, third class in the navy)
Idioms with these characters
- 大腹便便 dà fù pián pián ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧㄢˊ daai6 fuk1 bin6 bin6 big-bellied (idiom)
- 腹笥便便 fù sì pián pián ㄈㄨˋ ㄙˋ ㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧㄢˊ fuk1 zi6 bin6 bin6 a learned person (idiom)
- 悉听尊便 悉聽尊便 xī tīng zūn biàn ㄒㄧ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄅㄧㄢˋ sik1 teng1 zyun1 bin6 (idiom) do as you see fit
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- 博士买驴 博士買驢 bó shì mǎi lǘ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕˋ ㄇㄞˇ ㄌㄩˊ bok3 si6 maai5 lou4 (idiom) to act like the scholar who wrote at length about buying a donkey without even mentioning the word "donkey"; to write at length without ever getting to the point
- 敬贤礼士 敬賢禮士 jìng xián lǐ shì ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄕˋ ging3 jin4 lai5 si6 (idiom) to respect people of virtue and show courtesy to scholars
- 仁人义士 仁人義士 rén rén yì shì ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄕˋ jan4 jan4 ji6 si6 those with lofty ideals (idiom)
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- 仁人志士 rén rén zhì shì ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓˋ ㄕˋ jan4 jan4 zi3 si6 gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
- 士农工商 士農工商 shì nóng gōng shāng ㄕˋ ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕㄤ si6 nung4 gung1 soeng1 (idiom) "the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants
- 有识之士 有識之士 yǒu shí zhī shì ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ ㄓ ㄕˋ jau5 sik1 zi1 si6 a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)
- 有志之士 yǒu zhì zhī shì ㄧㄡˇ ㄓˋ ㄓ ㄕˋ jau5 zi3 zi1 si6 (idiom) person committed to a noble cause or ideal
- 招贤纳士 招賢納士 zhāo xián nà shì ㄓㄠ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄚˋ ㄕˋ ziu1 jin4 naap6 si6 invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
- 志士仁人 zhì shì rén rén ㄓˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ zi3 si6 jan4 jan4 gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
Example sentences
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" 每 秒 六 便士 " 鲍 鮑 勃 提醒 她 。
"Six pence per second," Bob reminds her.
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