便于 biànyú easy to
easy to; convenient for
How to remember 便于: 便 convenient + 于 at = easy to.
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How it is used
- A written-register verb meaning "to facilitate, to make it convenient to" - 便于理解 (biànyú lǐjiě) easy to understand, 便于管理 easy to manage.
- Always followed directly by a verb, not a noun - you don't say 便于这个, you say 便于 + doing something.
- In speech, people just say 方便 (fāngbiàn) instead; 便于 belongs to notices, manuals, and formal writing.
Example sentences
- 这电子辞典的好处就是便于携带。 Zhè diànzicídiǎn de hǎochù jiùshì biànyú xiédài.The good thing about this electronic dictionary is that it's easy to carry.