conveniently; at one's convenience; hitch a ride
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadverb
conveniently; incidentally; at one's convenience
informalIndicates that an action is carried out as a convenient addition to a main activity, without extra effort. Commonly used in spoken language.
Nǐ你
xià下
bān班
huí回
jiā家
de的
shí时
hou候
，
dā搭
biàn便
bāng帮
wǒ我
mǎi买
píng瓶
jiàng酱
yóu油
ba吧
。
When you go home from work, could you conveniently buy a bottle of soy sauce for me?
Wǒ我
qù去
yín银
háng行
，
dā搭
biàn便
bǎ把
shuǐ水
diàn电
fèi费
jiāo交
le了
。
I'm going to the bank; I'll conveniently pay the utility bills while I'm at it.
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Tā他
qù去
Běi北
jīng京
chū出
chāi差
，
kě可
yǐ以
dā搭
biàn便
qù去
kàn看
kan看
lǎo老
péng朋
you友
。
He's on a business trip to Beijing, so he can conveniently go see his old friends.
Zhè这
tàng趟
chē车
jīng经
guò过
chāo超
shì市
，
wǒ我
men们
kě可
yǐ以
dā搭
biàn便
mǎi买
diǎn点
dōng东
xi西
。
This bus passes by the supermarket, so we can conveniently buy a few things.