The Chinese word 顺带 (shùndài) is a compound formed by combining two meaningful characters: 顺 (shùn), which conveys "along with," "in passing," or "following a smooth course," and 带 (dài), which means "to bring" or "to carry." Together, they create an adverb meaning "conveniently," "incidentally," or "while you're at it," capturing the idea of carrying out an additional action smoothly along the path of a primary one. This formation exemplifies a common Chinese lexical pattern where two verbs or conceptual elements are joined to express a single, more specific adverbial or verbal concept, in this case, metaphorically extending the notion of carrying something along a smooth route to describe an auxiliary action performed with ease and convenience.