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请便 (qǐng biàn) — do as you wish; feel free to do what you like

Definition

A polite, slightly dismissive formula meaning 'do as you wish / feel free' — used to release someone from waiting or to let them act on their own. Usually addressed to the listener, not about oneself.

verb
do as you wishfeel free to do what you like

Examples

  • ，请便。
    Rú guǒ nín xiǎng xiān zǒu, nín qǐng biàn.
    If you want to leave first, feel free.
  • ，请便。
    Huì yì jié shù hòu, dà jiā qǐng biàn.
    After the meeting ends, everyone is free to leave.
  • ，请便。
    Zhè xiē wèn tí nǐ zì jǐ jué dìng, qǐng biàn.
    Decide these issues yourself, do as you wish.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

请qǐngask/invite
便biànconvenience

请 means asking or inviting, and 便 means convenience; together they tell someone to do what is convenient.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 請; 请 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánsay
Sound part声符shēngfú
青
青qīng請qǐng
Same sound today

In the traditional form 請, 言 shows it relates to speaking, and 青 gives the sound; the simplified 请 is a later shorter form.

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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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Appears in
Greetings & Politeness

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