就顺便帮人家一把
“so I just helped her out.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我本来就在查这条线
“I was already investigating this clue,”
就 顺便 帮 人家 一把
“so I just helped her out.”
顺便帮人一把
“You just helped her out?”
“Don't make a big deal out of it; it was no trouble for me.”
Chinese speakers often frame deliberate help as a mere coincidence or effortless byproduct to avoid making the recipient feel uncomfortable or heavily indebted.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
conveniently, along the way
Use this adverb when performing a secondary favor while carrying out your primary errand.
give someone a helping hand
A natural, colloquial idiom for lending assistance, where '人家' casually refers to the other person.