不便 (bù biàn) — (adjective) inconvenient; (adjective) inappropriate, unsuitable; (verb) short of cash (usually used in 手头不便)
Definition
不便 is a formal adjective ('inconvenient, unsuitable') — the negative of 方便. 麻烦 is more colloquial and implies extra effort or annoyance; 不便 emphasizes awkwardness or poor timing.
adjective
inconvenientinappropriateunsuitable
verb
short of cash (usually used in 手头不便)
Examples
- 不便。Zhè ge shí jiān qù tā jiā hěn bù biàn.It's very inconvenient to go to his house at this time.
- 不便。Zài huì yì shàng shuō zhè zhǒng huà hěn bù biàn.Saying this kind of thing at a meeting is very inappropriate.
- 不便，。Tā zuì jìn jīng jì bù biàn, suǒ yǐ méi yǒu cān jiā lǚ xíng.He has been short of cash lately, so he didn't join the trip.
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