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不便

bù biàn · bu bian

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HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. inconvenient
  2. inappropriate
  3. unsuitable
  4. short of cash
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The elevator sign

  1. Dengdeng

    门口(ménkǒu)的(de)牌子(páizi)写着(xiězhe)：电梯(diàntī)维修(wéixiū)，给(gěi)大家(dàjiā)带来(dàilái)不便(bùbiàn)。

    The sign at the entrance says the elevator is under repair, sorry for the inconvenience.

  2. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)得(děi)爬(pá)八楼(bālóu)了(le)。

    Then we have to climb to the eighth floor.

  3. Dengdeng

    提着(tízhe)这么多(zhèmeduō)东西(dōngxi)，真(zhēn)不方便(bùfāngbiàn)。

    Carrying so many things is really inconvenient.

  4. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)一人(yīrén)拿(ná)一半(yībàn)吧(ba)，就(jiù)没(méi)那么(nàme)不便(bùbiàn)了(le)。

    Let's each carry half, then it won't be so inconvenient.

  5. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，牌子(páizi)下面(xiàmiàn)还(hái)写着(xiězhe)：下周二(xiàzhōuèr)修好(xiūhǎo)。

    Look, the sign also says it will be fixed next Tuesday.

  6. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)才(cái)周三(zhōusān)啊(a)！

    But today is only Wednesday!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)对(duì)这(zhè)次(cì)的(de)延(yán)迟(chí)表(biǎo)示(shì)抱(bào)歉(qiàn)，并(bìng)对(duì)可(kě)能(néng)造(zào)成(chéng)的(de)不(bú)便(biàn)表(biǎo)示(shì)遗(yí)憾(hàn)。

We apologize for the delay and regret any inconvenience it may have caused.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by vicch · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)现(xiàn)在(zài)手(shǒu)头(tóu)不(bú)便(biàn)，暂(zàn)时(shí)不(bù)能(néng)借(jiè)钱(qián)给(gěi)你(nǐ)。

He's short of cash right now, so he can't lend you money for the time being.

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