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title: "Bubian Meaning: 不便 (bùbiàn) Means “inconvenient”"
description: "不便 (bùbiàn) means “inconvenient; inconvenience”. Hear its tones, see what 不 and 便 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bubian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 不便 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

不便 bùbiàn

## inconvenient; inconvenience

## It can also mean

- not in a position to; not appropriate to
- (coll.) short of money

## Its characters

1. 不 bù not
2. 便 biàn convenient

## In a sentence

给您带来不便，非常抱歉。 We're very sorry for the inconvenience.

玄德人在河北，关羽**不便**前去，便让孙乾进去送信。

From [古城相会 · Reunion at the Old City](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/reunion-at-the-old-city-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-6#library-word-734-736)

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## More words with 不 or 便

- [便捷 biànjié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianjie)
- [便利 biànlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianli)
- [便利店 biànlìdiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianlidian)
- [便于 biànyú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianyu)
- [必不可少 bìbùkěshǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bibukeshao)
- [不安 bù’ān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buan)
- [不必 bùbì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bubi)
- [不曾 bùcéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buceng)
- [不成 bùchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bucheng)
- [不错 bùcuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bucuo)

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