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以便

yǐ biàn

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

以便 (yǐ biàn) means "so that". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 以便 means

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

How 以便 is used in grammar

以便 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Purpose & Consequence Clauses: 为的是、以便 (HSK 5)

The characters in 以便

• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
• 便biànplain; informal; suitable

Example sentences

• 可以便宜点吗？
  Can you lower the price?
• 可以便宜一点吗？
  Can you make it a bit cheaper?
• 他失恋了，所以便尝试自杀。
  Tā shīliàn le, suǒyǐ biàn chángshì zìshā.
  He tried to kill himself because he lost her love.
• 我多买一些，可以便宜点吗？
  If I buy more, can I get them cheaper?
• 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 in order to brush up her English.
• 我爸爸退休了，以便为更年轻的人让路。
  Wǒ bàba tuìxiū le, yǐbiàn wèi gèng niánqīng de rén rànglù.
  My father retired to make way for younger people.

Where 以便 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · yì (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read yǐ biàn correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.