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顺便

shùn biànㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: THUẬN TIỆN

Traditional: 順便

HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 3

Meaning(adverb)

conveniently; in passing; without much extra effort

Examples

  • 你去超市的时候，顺便帮我买瓶水。

    nǐ qù chāo shì de shí hòu, shùn biàn bāng wǒ mǎi píng shuǐ.

    When you go to the supermarket, could you grab me a bottle of water?

  • 我下班顺便去接孩子。

    wǒ xià bān shùn biàn qù jiē hái zi.

    I pick up my kid on my way home from work.

  • 顺便问一下，你几点下班？

    shùn biàn wèn yí xià, nǐ jǐ diǎn xià bān?

    By the way, what time do you get off work?

Easily confused

  • 方便 — Reads 'thuận tiện' (convenient) in Vietnamese, but 顺便 means 'while you're at it'; convenient is 方便.

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Stroke order

THUẬN · 9 strokes

to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable

TIỆN · 9 strokes

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

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