DICTIONARY
The Chinese word pianyi - 便宜 - piányi
(cheap in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
piányi
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English translations
cheap, to deal with somebody leniently, small advantage,
inexpensive, petty gain, to let somebody off lightly
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The traditional Chinese characters of piányi are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 便宜 ( pianyi / piányi ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Zhe jian yifu hen pianyi.
Zhè jiàn yīfu hěn piányi.– English translation: This piece of clothing is very cheap.
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expensive | ...is the opposite of it.
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