附带

fù dài

HSK 7–9

Meaning

supplementary
incidentally
in parentheses
by chance
in passing
additionally
secondary
subsidiary
to attach

Definition

顺便携带；附加；另外加上。

to attach; to add; incidentally.

Usage

常用于表示在做主要事情的同时顺便做另一件事，或者表示某事物是附加的、次要的。

Used to indicate doing something incidentally along with the main task, or something additional or supplementary.

Examples

1 他附带给我带了一本书。 (He brought a book for me incidentally.)
2 这个产品附带保修卡。 (This product comes with a warranty card.)
3 他的话附带了一个条件。 (His words came with a condition attached.)
4 我附带说一下，明天有会议。 (I'll mention incidentally that there's a meeting tomorrow.)
5 购买电脑附带免费软件。 (Purchasing the computer includes free software.)

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