conveniently; while you're at it
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadverb
conveniently; while you're at it; at one's convenience
informalUsed to indicate that an action can be done conveniently in connection with another, without making a special trip. The suffix "儿" (～儿) is common in spoken Northern Mandarin.
Nǐ你
shàng上
jiē街
jiù就
biàn便
bǎ把
zhè这
fēng封
xìn信
fā发
le了
。
While you're going downtown, could you mail this letter?
Wǒ我
qù去
chāo超
shì市
jiù就
biàn便
r儿
gěi给
nǐ你
dài带
píng瓶
jiàng酱
yóu油
。
I'll get you a bottle of soy sauce while I'm at the supermarket.
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Tā他
míng明
tiān天
lái来
kāi开
huì会
，
jiù就
biàn便
bǎ把
wén文
jiàn件
dài带
lái来
le了
。
He's coming for the meeting tomorrow, so he'll bring the documents along conveniently.