Difference between revisions of "Expressing "in addition" with "lingwai""
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另外 (lìng wài) can be used to express "in addition", often with 还 used in the following phrase. | 另外 (lìng wài) can be used to express "in addition", often with 还 used in the following phrase. | ||
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When used as a pronoun, 另外 can also be used to denote "the other" and there is no need to add "的" after 另外. | When used as a pronoun, 另外 can also be used to denote "the other" and there is no need to add "的" after 另外. | ||
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另外 (lìng wài) can be used to express "in addition", often with 还 used in the following phrase.
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Using 另外 as a Verb
Structure
... , 另外, [Additional Aspect / Complementary Part]
另外 ＋[Verb Phrase]
Examples
- 希望 你 不要 再 迟到 了。另外，你 应该 穿 得 正式 一 点。I hope you won't be late again. In addition, you should also dress a little more formally.
- 我 刚才 说 的 这 几 点 都 很 重要，不过 他 另外 补充 的 那 几 点 也 很 重要。.
- 不好意思 先生，这 里 是 VIP 室，要 另外 加钱 才 能 用。I'm sorry sir, this is the VIP section. You will have to pay more in order to use it.
- 我们 这儿 每天 九点 关门。九点 以后， 你 还 想 学习 的话，要 另外 找 地方。We close at 9pm everyday. You need to find another place if you still want to study after that.
Using 另外 as a pronoun
When used as a pronoun, 另外 can also be used to denote "the other" and there is no need to add "的" after 另外.
Structure
另外 + [Noun Phrase]
Examples
- 我们 可以 早点 去，另外 几 个 人 晚点 到 也 没关系。We can go a little bit earlier. It's Ok that the other few people come a little bit late.
- 我们 可以 早点 去，另外 几 个 人 晚点 到 也 没关系。We can go a little bit earlier. It's Ok that the other few people come a little bit late.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Boya Chinese Upper Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语中级冲刺篇) (pp. 196) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 155-6) →buy
