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与人方便，自己方便

yǔ rén fāng biàn , zì jǐ fāng biàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Help others, and others may help you (idiom).
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

與人方便，自己方便 与人方便，自己方便 [yu3 ren2 fang1 bian4 , zi4 ji3 fang1 bian4] /Help others, and others may help you (idiom)./

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Other forms in these source records: 與人方便，自己方便

  • 与
    yú

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    yǔ

    (formal) and / together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases) / (formal) with / from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yǔ tā wò shǒu] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yǔ qù nián bù tóng] "different from last year") / (literary) to give / to grant / to bestow

    yù

    to take part in

  • 人
  • 方
    fāng

    square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter

    Fāng

    surname Fang

  • 便
    biàn

    plain / informal / suitable / convenient / opportune / to urinate or defecate / equivalent to 就[jiù]: then / in that case / even if / soon afterwards

    pián

    used in 便宜[pián yi] / used in 便便[pián pián] / used in 便嬛[pián xuān]

  • 自
    zì

    (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course

  • 己
    jǐ

    self / oneself / sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān] / sixth in order / letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / hexa

  • 方
    fāng

    square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter

    Fāng

    surname Fang

  • 便
    biàn

    plain / informal / suitable / convenient / opportune / to urinate or defecate / equivalent to 就[jiù]: then / in that case / even if / soon afterwards

    pián

    used in 便宜[pián yi] / used in 便便[pián pián] / used in 便嬛[pián xuān]

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