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便利 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • convenience noun The quality of being easy, useful, or suitable for one's needs.
  • convenient adj Easy to use or reach; not causing extra trouble or effort.
  • functional adj Working properly; in usable, operating condition.
  • handy adj Convenient and useful; easy to use.
  • useful adjective Able to be used effectively; helpful for a practical purpose.

Senses

便利 is used for these senses in English:

  • convenient Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.
  • functional Useful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function.
  • handy Easy to use, useful.
  • useful Having a practical or beneficial use.

convenient — full definition

  1. adj Easy to use or reach; not causing extra trouble or effort.
  2. adj So neatly suited to someone's interests that it seems suspicious or too easy to be an accident.

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