顺带一提

順帶一提

shùndàiyītí

phrase

Meanings

1 by the way
2 incidentally
3 while we're on the subject

Characters

along with, in passing

Examples

顺带一提，明天的会议改到下午三点了。

Shùndài yī tí, míngtiān de huìyì gǎi dào xiàwǔ sān diǎn le.

By the way, tomorrow's meeting has been pushed to three in the afternoon.

顺带一提，他也是这个项目的负责人。

Shùndài yī tí, tā yěshì zhège xiàngmù de fùzérén.

Incidentally, he is also the person in charge of this project.

Tips

usage

Used as a sentence-initial discourse marker just like English 'by the way'. Common alternatives: 顺便说一下 (shùnbiàn shuō yīxià, more conversational) and 顺便提一下 (shùnbiàn tí yīxià). 顺带一提 has a slightly more written feel and shows up often in subtitles and online posts.

Stroke Order

顺 shùn

带 dài

一 yī

提 tí