Difference between revisions of "Expressing "in addition" with "haiyou""

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*你 需要 吃 点 药。<em>还有</em>,要 多 休息 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ xūyào chī diǎn yào. <em>Hái yǒu</em>, yào duō xiūxi.</span><span class="trans">You need to take some medicine. Also, you should get more rest.</span>
 
*你 需要 吃 点 药。<em>还有</em>,要 多 休息 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ xūyào chī diǎn yào. <em>Hái yǒu</em>, yào duō xiūxi.</span><span class="trans">You need to take some medicine. Also, you should get more rest.</span>
*你 跟 他 一起 去 吧。<em>还有</em>,别 忘 了 带 这 些 材料。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ gēn tā yīqǐ qù ba. <em>Hái yǒu</em>, bié wàng le dài zhèxiē cáiliào.</span><span class="trans">Please go with him. Also, don't forget to bring these materials.</span>
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*你 跟 他 一起 去 吧。<em>还有</em>,别 忘 了 带 这些 材料。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ gēn tā yīqǐ qù ba. <em>Hái yǒu</em>, bié wàng le dài zhèxiē cáiliào.</span><span class="trans">Please go with him. Also, don't forget to bring these materials.</span>
 
*我 今天 要 考试。<em>还有</em> ,我 必须 要 写 完 中文 作文。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ jīntiān yào kǎoshì. <em>Hái yǒu</em>, wǒ bìxū yào xiě wán Zhōngwén zuòwén.</span><span class="trans">I’m going to have an exam today. Plus, I must finish writing my Chinese essay.</span>
 
*我 今天 要 考试。<em>还有</em> ,我 必须 要 写 完 中文 作文。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ jīntiān yào kǎoshì. <em>Hái yǒu</em>, wǒ bìxū yào xiě wán Zhōngwén zuòwén.</span><span class="trans">I’m going to have an exam today. Plus, I must finish writing my Chinese essay.</span>
  

Revision as of 07:39, 14 February 2017

"还有" (háiyǒu) is used to express "in addition..." or "and also..." in a conversation. It is introducing new information to the topic the speaker is talking about, as an afterthought. While it's not the most challenging grammar structure, an important thing to keep in mind is that 还有 normally starts a completely new sentence or clause.

Structure

It's as simple as using 还有 before the new clause or sentence. 还有 can also be used with a comma, similar to how we can say "in addition,..." in English.

[Clause ],+ 还有 ,+ [Clause 2]

Examples

  • 你 需要 吃 点 药。还有,要 多 休息 。Nǐ xūyào chī diǎn yào. Hái yǒu, yào duō xiūxi.You need to take some medicine. Also, you should get more rest.
  • 你 跟 他 一起 去 吧。还有,别 忘 了 带 这些 材料。Nǐ gēn tā yīqǐ qù ba. Hái yǒu, bié wàng le dài zhèxiē cáiliào.Please go with him. Also, don't forget to bring these materials.
  • 我 今天 要 考试。还有 ,我 必须 要 写 完 中文 作文。Wǒ jīntiān yào kǎoshì. Hái yǒu, wǒ bìxū yào xiě wán Zhōngwén zuòwén.I’m going to have an exam today. Plus, I must finish writing my Chinese essay.

See also

Sources and further reading

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