便, multiple meanings, need help with one passage

[kaox0018]

ok, here the passage:

...捕快大人一走,小辮子便開始換衣...

does 便 mean 就 or 便利 or both?

[cutty]

便 means "as soon as"

As soon as he left, she started to change clothes

[L-F-J]

it seems 一 is the word that gives the meaning "as soon as" in this sentence. 便 in the second half means "then", working in conjunction with 一, in the same way 就 would.

"as soon as"... "then"

"一"..."便/就"

thats the way i read it anyhow...

[againstwind]

That's right. It is the phrase '一……就/便……' that functions.

e.g.

她一回家就/便开始哭起来。

我一想到他就/便想笑。

[HashiriKata]

...捕快大人一走,小辮子便開始換衣...

Does 小辮子 mean "a little girl" ? Does it often have this meaning? (I couldn't find this meaning in dictionaries)

[againstwind]

Don't be so sensitive, HashiriKata.

I think here 小辫子 should be merely a character in a drama or novel or story. But I have no idea whether it was a girl or not. Would it be a boy living in Qing Dynasty? Anyway, it's not important.You knew its original meaning, don't you?

[HashiriKata]

Thanks againstwind!

(But what do you mean by "Don't be so sensitive" ?)

I assumed it's a girl only because of Cutty's translation (above) "As soon as he left, she started to change clothes."

From your explanation, it seems more like a nickname rather than a word meaning a boy or girl. Am I close?

(Yes, the meanings from dictictionaries are "a soft/ vulnerable spot" and also "a pigtail")

[againstwind]

From your explanation, it seems more like a nickname rather than a word meaning a boy or girl. Am I close?

Yes.