HSK 6 · Function Words

以便 yǐbiàn “so that” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 以便 means

  1. so that
  2. in order to
  3. so as to

How to say 以便

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale以yǐ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale便biàn4th tone, falling

以便 in a sentence

  1. 她在国外学习以便提升她的英语。

    Tā zài guówài xuéxí yǐbiàn tíshēng tā de Yīngyǔ.

    She studied abroad to improve her English.

    Sentence #778730 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 声音大声一点，以便让坐在后边的学生能听到。

    Shēngyīn dàshēng yìdiǎn, yǐbiàn ràng zuò zài hòubian de xuésheng néng tīngdào.

    Turn the volume up a bit so the students sitting at the back can hear.

    Sentence #1577382 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我会将这则资讯记下来，以便未来参考。

    Wǒ huì jiāng zhè zé zīxùn jì xiàlai, yǐbiàn wèilái cānkǎo.

    I’ll note this information down for future reference.

    Sentence #13151233 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 以便 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 以 (yǐ) drawn as one shape
以yǐto use

以 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 便 (pián) with each of its parts in a different colour
便biànplain
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How to write 以便

以 4 strokes · 便 9 strokes

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以便 (yǐbiàn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 以便 (yǐbiàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 以便

Words with 以

可以kěyǐ · can所以suǒyǐ · so以前yǐqián · before以后yǐhòu · after以下yǐxià · below以上yǐshàng · above以外yǐwài · apart from以yǐ · with以为yǐwéi · to think (wrongly)以及yǐjí · and

Words with 便

便宜piányi · cheap方便fāngbiàn · convenient方便面fāngbiànmiàn · instant noodles顺便shùnbiàn · conveniently随便suíbiàn · as one wishes便biàn · then便利biànlì · convenient便条biàntiáo · informal note便于biànyú · easy to即便jíbiàn · even if

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务必wùbì · must无非wúfēi · nothing but要命yàomìng · terribly亦yì · also依旧yījiù · as before以免yǐmiǎn · so as not to迎面yíngmiàn · head-on毅然yìrán · resolutely

FAQs

以便 (yǐbiàn) means “so that” or “in order to”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yǐbiàn: yǐ with a 3rd tone, then biàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 以便 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yibian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 以便 from the suggestions. Typing yibian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
以便 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.