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便捷 (biàn jié) — convenient and fast

Definition

便捷 describes a method or tool that is both convenient and fast, with extra emphasis on speed — stronger than 方便 (just 'convenient') and close to 快捷 (similar to 'quick'), but 便捷 stresses how easy and time-saving something is end-to-end.

adjective
convenient and fast

Examples

  • 便捷。
    Zuò dì tiě chū xíng fēi cháng biàn jié.
    Traveling by subway is very convenient and fast.
  • 便捷。
    Zhè ge yín háng yìng yòng hěn biàn jié.
    This banking app is very convenient and fast.
  • 便捷。
    Gāo tiě bǐ pǔ tōng huǒ chē biàn jié dé duō.
    The high-speed train is much more convenient and fast than a regular train.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

便biànconvenient
捷jiéfast

The parts mean convenient and fast, so together they describe something easy and quick to use.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

便 pairs 亻 (person) with 更 (to change), showing a person changing posture to become comfortable.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
疌
疌jié捷jié
Same sound today

捷 pairs 手 (hand) with 疌, which gives its sound.

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