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顺便 Pronunciation and Pinyin

顺便 Usage and Examples

on the way

by the way

while you're at it

in passing

顺便问一句,几点钟了?

What's the time, by the way?

军队只是顺便被谈及。

The army is only mentioned in passing.

The characters in 顺便

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
顺
shùn9to go with the flow
便
biàn9convenient, then, excrement

More words starting with 顺

  • shùn顺zhī之zhě者xīng兴nì逆zhī之zhě者wáng亡Those who comply prosper, those who resist perish., Comply and prosper, resist and perish.
  • shùn顺zhī之zhě者chéng成nì逆zhī之zhě者bài败Comply and succeed, resist and fail., Those who follow the trend prosper, those who defy it perish.
  • shùn顺zhī之zhě者chāng昌Conform and prosper., Those who comply prosper.
  • shùn顺chǎn产natural birth, vaginal birth
  • shùn顺rén人zhě者chāng昌Those who follow the people prosper., Go with the flow, prosper.
  • shùn顺cóng从Obedience, Submissive
  • shùn顺qí其zì自rán然de地naturally, organically
  • shùn顺lì利smoothly, successfully
  • shùn顺lì利shàng上shì市successfully listed, smooth IPO
  • shùn顺lì利shàng上xiàn线launched successfully, went live smoothly
  • shùn顺lì利yǔ与fǒu否whether it goes smoothly, whether it's successful
  • shùn顺lì利jǔ举xíng行go smoothly, proceed smoothly

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Questions about 顺便

What does 顺便 mean in Chinese?

顺便 (shùn biàn) means “on the way, by the way, while you're at it, in passing”.

How do you pronounce 顺便?

顺便 is pronounced shùn biàn in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “on the way” in Chinese?

“on the way” is 顺便 (shùn biàn) in Chinese.

How is 顺便 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 顺便, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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