附带 fùdài supplementary
supplementary; incidentally; in parentheses; by chance; in passing; additionally; secondary; subsidiary; to attach
How to remember 附带: 附 near to + 带 belt = supplementary.
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How it is used
- Incidentally / by the way, as a secondary add-on to the main thing - 附带说一句 (fùdài shuō yí jù) to add a remark in passing.
- Also 'to come with' as a rider: 附带条件 (attached conditions), 附带损失 (collateral damage/incidental loss).
- Contrast 附加 (a deliberate extra); 附带 stresses that it comes along secondarily or in passing.