HSK 2 · Shopping & money

便宜

pián yi

cheap

Stroke order of 便宜

2 characters, 17 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

便 · 9 strokes宜 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

A person "亻" changes "更" the price, and it fits under your roof "宀": cheap!

Parts: 便 convenient (亻 person + 更 change) + 宜 suitable (宀 roof + 且)

Example sentence

这里的水果很便宜。

The fruit here is very cheap.

Words with 便

方便面instant noodles 随便as you like; casual 方便convenient

More words: Shopping & money

卖to sell 收入income 角jiao (1/10 yuan); angle 千thousand 万ten thousand 亿hundred million 公斤kilogram 斤jin (half a kilogram)千克kilogram 克gram 公里kilometre 租to rent 打工to do odd jobs; to work part-time

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