Usages of fāngbiàn
她 现在 住 在 公司 旁边， 坐 地铁 很 方便。tā xiànzài zhù zài gōngsī pángbiān, zuò dìtiě hěn fāngbiàn.
She now lives near the company; taking the subway is very convenient.
有 地铁 和 公交车， 去 公司 很 方便。yǒu dìtiě hé gōngjiāochē, qù gōngsī hěn fāngbiàn.
With the subway and buses, it's very convenient to go to the company.
她 觉得 坐 地铁 去 机场 比 坐 公交车 更 方便。tā juéde zuò dìtiě qù jīchǎng bǐ zuò gōngjiāochē gèng fāngbiàn.
She thinks taking the subway to the airport is more convenient than taking the bus.
这 家 超市 可以 用 现金， 也 可以 刷卡， 对 父母 也 很 方便。zhè jiā chāoshì kěyǐ yòng xiànjīn, yě kěyǐ shuākǎ, duì fùmǔ yě hěn fāngbiàn.
At this supermarket you can pay in cash or by card; it’s very convenient for my parents.
现在 交通 很 发达， 从 郊区 到 市中心 的 地铁 常常 很 满， 要 坐 四十 分钟， 比 公交车 方便。xiànzài jiāotōng hěn fādá, cóng jiāoqū dào shìzhōngxīn de dìtiě chángcháng hěn mǎn, yào zuò sìshí fēnzhōng, bǐ gōngjiāochē fāngbiàn.
Transportation is very developed now; the subway from the suburbs to downtown is often very full and takes forty minutes, but it’s more convenient than the bus.
这家 网店 的 客服 回 消息 很 快， 所以 我 觉得 很 方便。Zhèjiā wǎngdiàn de kèfú huí xiāoxi hěn kuài, suǒyǐ wǒ juéde hěn fāngbiàn.
The customer service of this online shop replies very quickly, so I think it’s very convenient.
你 把 书 和 资料 整理 整齐 以后， 找 东西 会 方便 很多。nǐ bǎ shū hé zīliào zhěnglǐ zhěngqí yǐhòu, zhǎo dōngxi huì fāngbiàn hěnduō.
After you arrange the books and materials neatly, it will be much easier to find things.
比起 驾驶证 到期 以后 换证， 提前 换证 更 方便。bǐqǐ jiàshǐzhèng dàoqī yǐhòu huànzhèng, tíqián huànzhèng gèng fāngbiàn.
Compared with renewing after the driving licence expires, renewing early is more convenient.
比起 在 车管所 取号， 网上 换证 更 方便。bǐqǐ zài chēguǎnsuǒ qǔhào, wǎngshàng huànzhèng gèng fāngbiàn.
Compared with getting a queue number at the vehicle administration office, renewing online is more convenient.
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