person traveling a convenient route who can do an errand
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
person who happens to be going somewhere and can conveniently take a message or deliver something
informalRefers to someone who is already traveling or going to a certain place and is thus asked to do a small favor like delivering an item or passing on a message. It emphasizes convenience and opportunism, not a professional courier.
Tīng听
shuō说
Lǎo老
Wáng王
míng明
tiān天
qù去
Shàng上
hǎi海
，
zhèng正
hǎo好
tuō托
ge个
biàn便
rén人
bǎ把
wén文
jiàn件
dài带
gěi给
tā他
。
I heard Old Wang is going to Shanghai tomorrow, so we can ask him as a convenient person to take the documents to him.
Wǒ我
zhè这
cì次
chū出
chāi差
，
rú如
guǒ果
yǒu有
biàn便
rén人
，
kě可
yǐ以
bāng帮
nǐ你
bǎ把
shū书
shāo捎
huí回
lái来
。
I'm on a business trip this time; if there's someone going that way, I can help bring the book back for you.
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Cūn村
lǐ里
jìn进
chéng城
de的
rén人
shǎo少
，
tuō托
ge个
biàn便
rén人
bàn办
shì事
kě可
bù不
róng容
yì易
。
Few people from the village go into the city, so it's not easy to find someone to do an errand conveniently.