便宜 piányi▶ barato

Stroke order

便宜 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

• 便 — 9 strokes
• 宜 — 8 strokes

Senses

1. cheap; inexpensive
2. a petty advantage
3. to let sb off lightly

Example sentences

• 这个东西很便宜。Zhège dōngxi hěn piányi.This thing is very cheap.
• 那件衣服不便宜。Nà jiàn yīfu bù piányi.That clothing is not cheap.

Related words

• 方便conveniente
• 随便casual
• 顺便Por cierto
• 便entonces, en ese caso
• 以便para que, de modo que
• 便于Fácil de

便宜 is pronounced piányi and means “barato”. HSK 2 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 便宜 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.