A1 · reviewed · real-chinese
方便吗？
？ Is this convenient?Practice path
Make this line survive without the page.
Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.
Current move
Hear it cold Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.
Next方便吗？ 02 What does 方便吗？ mean?方便吗 is a small politeness tool. It makes a request feel less pushy.
PracticeIs this convenient? 03 Fill the pinyin for 方便吗？方便吗？ is pronounced fāng biàn ma?
Practicefāng biàn ma? 04 Which line politely checks whether now works?Checking whether now, a place, or a request works for the other person.
Practice方便吗？Scene
When to use it
Checking whether now, a place, or a request works for the other person.
Risk
safe
For very formal requests, add 请问 or 现在: 请问现在方便吗？
Literal
Convenient?
方便吗 is a small politeness tool. It makes a request feel less pushy.
Mini dialogue
Hear the social move.
Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.
Contrast
Do not blur these together.
Recall prompts
Check whether it survived.
01 · What does 方便吗？ mean?
Answer: Is this convenient?
方便吗 is a small politeness tool. It makes a request feel less pushy.
Practice this prompt02 · Fill the pinyin for 方便吗？
Answer: fāng biàn ma?
方便吗？ is pronounced fāng biàn ma?
Practice this prompt03 · Which line politely checks whether now works?
Answer: 方便吗？
Checking whether now, a place, or a request works for the other person.
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