便是

biànshì

adverb #12,787

Meanings

HSK 1

这便是我要说的话。

Zhè biànshì wǒ yào shuō de huà.

This is precisely what I wanted to say.

HSK 1

便是下雨，我也要去。

Biànshì xiàyǔ, wǒ yě yào qù.

Even if it rains, I still want to go.

HSK 5

他们失败的原因便是缺乏充分的准备。

Tāmen shībài de yuányīn biànshì quēfá chōngfèn de zhǔnbèi.

The reason for their failure is precisely a lack of adequate preparation.

便是 is literary/formal. In spoken Chinese, 就是 (jiù shì) is the everyday equivalent.

usage

When meaning 'even if', it appears at the start of a clause, similar to 即使 (jíshǐ).

便 biàn

是 shì