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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.
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