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附带 (fù dài) — (verb) to attach, to include as an addition; (adverb) incidentally, by the way, in passing; (adjective) supplementary, subsidiary, additional

Definition

附带 has three distinct uses: verb 'attach as an extra' (like 附加), adverb 'in passing / incidentally' (not chance like 偶然), and adjective 'supplementary' for clauses or items (similar to 附属).

verb
to attachto include as an addition
adverb
incidentallyby the wayin passing
adjective
supplementarysubsidiaryadditional

Examples

  • 附带。
    Qǐng fù dài yì zhāng shuō míng shū.
    Please attach a manual.
  • 附带。
    Tā fù dài shuō le yí jù huà jiù zǒu le.
    He said one sentence in passing and left.
  • 附带。
    Hé tong lǐ yǒu yì xiē fù dài tiáo kuǎn.
    There are some supplementary clauses in the contract.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

附fùattach
带dàicarry

附 (attach) and 带 (carry) together mean to bring along as an addition.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
阝Written in full as阜fù
Sound part声符shēngfú
付
付fù附fù
Same sound today

附 pairs 阝, written in full as 阜, with 付 as the sound part.

Open 附 →

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.

Open 带 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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