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顺便

shùn biàn · shun bian

Traditional 順便

HSK 7–9Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. conveniently
  2. in passing
  3. without much extra effort
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In a conversation

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The package downstairs

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)下楼(xiàlóu)取(qǔ)快递(kuàidì)。

    I am going downstairs to pick up a parcel.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)下楼(xiàlóu)的(de)话(huà)，顺便(shùnbiàn)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)扔(rēng)一下(yīxià)垃圾(lājī)吧(ba)。

    If you go down, throw out the trash for me while you are at it.

  3. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)的(de)。还(hái)有(yǒu)别(bié)的(de)吗(ma)？

    OK. Anything else?

  4. Dengdeng

    没(méi)有(yǒu)了(le)。

    No more.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)回来(huílai)了(le)。垃圾(lājī)扔(rēng)了(le)，顺便(shùnbiàn)把(bǎ)你(nǐ)的(de)快递(kuàidì)也(yě)拿(ná)了(le)。

    I am back. Trash thrown, and I also grabbed your parcel while there.

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)快递(kuàidì)？啊(a)，那(nà)是(shì)给(gěi)你(nǐ)的(de)生日(shēngrì)礼物(lǐwù)！

    My parcel? Oh, that is a birthday gift for you!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

顺(shùn)便(biàn)说(shuō)一(yí)句(jù)，你(nǐ)最(zuì)近(jìn)见(jiàn)过(guò)他(tā)吗(ma)？

By the way, have you seen him lately?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by BraveSentry · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

既(jì)然(rán)你(nǐ)要(yào)去(qù)超(chāo)市(shì)，那(nà)就(jiù)顺(shùn)便(biàn)买(mǎi)些(xiē)鸡(jī)蛋(dàn)吧(ba)。

Since you're going to the supermarket, buy some eggs while you're there.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by tillyni · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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