顺便 (while you're at it / by the way)
Two errands, one trip
- conveniently顺便 = "while you're at it / in passing / by the way".
- conveniently顺便买点vegetable菜 = "pick up some food while you're out."
- It tacks an easy extra onto something you're already doing.
VP 1，conveniently顺便 + VP 2
- conveniently顺便 adds a low-effort second task to the main one.
you你go out出去while at it顺便buy买some点food菜。
- to go out出去conveniently顺便买点vegetable菜 = "buy some food while you're out."
Explore
Correct or broken?
顺便 hitches a small task onto a trip you were making anyway.
Practice
Buy some food while you're out: 你出去 ____ 买点菜。
VP1，顺便 + VP2 = while you're at it: 出去顺便买点菜.
Practice
顺便 introduces the second, add-on action.
Yes — VP1，顺便 + VP2.
Recap
Key idea
- VP 1，conveniently顺便 + VP 2 — "while you're at it / by the way"
- to go out出去conveniently顺便买点vegetable菜 · conveniently顺便to ask问(used after a verb) give it…一下
- Adds an easy extra onto what you're already doing
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Adverbs.
Practice
顺便 adds a task that is…
顺便问一下 = ask while I'm at it (a small extra).