Learn Chinese Grammar - How to use便?

How to use便?

Answer:

便  is equivalent to 就. 便 is used in writing but 就 is more used in speaking.

Example 1:

Xiao Xie got off work at 07:10 in the early morning, then queued up to receive the construction bank card, and just received the bank card at about 10 o'clock.

a.小谢早晨07：10下班，便排队领取建设银行卡，大约10：00才领取到银行卡。

b.小谢早晨07：10下班，就排队领取建设银行卡，大约10：00才领取到银行卡。

Example 2:

After the gunpowder has been shown up, then people didn't burn bamboo anymore.

a.火药(huǒ​yào= gunpowder)出现后，人们便(biàn)不再烧(shāo= to burn)竹子(zhú​zi= bamboo)。

b.火药(huǒ​yào= gunpowder)出现后，人们就不再烧(shāo= to burn)竹子(zhú​zi= bamboo)。

Example 3:

70% office workers, if a beggar passes by at their sides and they don't give money, then they will feel guilty conscience

a. 70%的上班族(shàng​bān​zú)如果乞丐(qǐ​gài)从身边(shēn​biān=on hand, at one's side)走过(to pass by)而不给钱便(biàn)会感觉内疚(nèi​jiù= guilty conscience)。

b. 70%的上班族(shàngbānzú)如果乞丐(qǐgài)从身边(shēnbiān=on hand, at one's side)走过(to pass by)而不给钱就会感觉内疚(nèijiù= guilty conscience)。