便宜 piányi▶ rẻ

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tiện lợi
• 随便bình thường, ngẫu nhiên
• 顺便Tình cờ
• 便vậy thì, trong trường hợp đó
• 以便để mà
• 便于Dễ

便宜 is pronounced piányi and means “rẻ”. 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.