顺便 shùn biàn
“conveniently; in passing; without much extra effort”
adverbHSK 4Traditional 順便
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
顺便 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1696: 顺便 shùnbiàn — Level 4; official annotation 4 (副). PDF page 122
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 顺便
顺便 means doing something extra while you are already doing another thing, without much extra effort. It is an adverb and usually comes before the verb phrase, often in the pattern “do A, 顺便 do B.” It is also common in phrases like 顺便问一下 (“by the way, let me ask”).
例句Example sentences
- 你去商店的时候，顺便帮我买一瓶水。nǐ qù shāng diàn de shí hou, shùn biàn bāng wǒ mǎi yì píng shuǐ.When you go to the store, buy a bottle of water for me while you're there.
- 我下班回家，顺便去超市买了点水果。wǒ xià bān huí jiā, shùn biàn qù chāo shì mǎi le diǎn shuǐ guǒ.On my way home from work, I stopped by the supermarket to buy some fruit.
- 顺便问一下，明天几点上课？shùn biàn wèn yí xià, míng tiān jǐ diǎn shàng kè?By the way, what time does class start tomorrow?
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我买水果顺便。
✓我顺便买水果。
顺便 is an adverb, so it must come before the verb phrase, not after it.