捎带 (shāo dài) — to bring along, to take with (as a convenience); (adverbially) in passing, while one is at it

Definition

捎带 (shāodài) means 'to bring something or someone along on a trip you're already making' — convenient for both giver and receiver. Use it when doing an errand for someone while you're already heading that way.

verb
to bring alongto take with (as a convenience)(adverbially) in passingwhile one is at it

Examples

  • ，捎带。
    Wǒ qù chāo shì, kě yǐ bāng nǐ shāo dài mǎi yì píng jiàng yóu.
    I'm going to the supermarket, so I can grab a bottle of soy sauce for you while I'm at it.
  • 捎带。
    Tā huí jiā shí shāo dài bǎ kuài dì qǔ le.
    When he went home, he picked up the package along the way.
  • 捎带，。
    Nǐ chū mén shí shāo dài shàng wǒ, wǒ yě xiǎng qù gōng yuán.
    Take me along when you go out — I want to go to the park too.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

捎shāotake along
带dàicarry

捎 and 带 both mean carry along, so together they mean take something along as a convenience.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 帶; 带 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 帶 was drawn as a woven belt; the simplified 带 is a later shorthand.

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