便是

• 拼音: biàn shì
• 汉字拆解: 便 = 亻(person) + 更, then; 是 = 日 (sun) + 疋, to be

含义

That is; exactly; even if. A literary expression meaning 'is precisely' or 'even if.'

Has two main uses: (1) emphatic identification meaning 'is precisely' or 'that's exactly'; (2) concessive meaning 'even if' or 'even though.' More formal and literary than 就是. Often appears in written Chinese, classical-style prose, or dramatic speech.

例句

1. 这位便是我们久仰大名的王教授。
2. 便是下刀子，我也要去参加这场比赛。
3. 他说的便是这个意思，你理解得没错。

用法指南

语境: literary, dramatic, formal introduction

语气: emphatic

正确说法

• 这便是我要说的话。(This is precisely what I wanted to say.)
• 便是再难，我也不会放弃。(Even if it's harder, I won't give up.)

错误说法

• 口语中避免使用'便是' (Avoid using 便是 in casual speech — it sounds overly literary; use 就是 instead)

起源与历史

Classical Chinese construction combining 便 (then) + 是 (to be), creating an emphatic or concessive expression.

文化背景

世代: Adults

社会背景: Educated