Expressing "in addition" with "lingwai"

另外 (lìng wài) can be used to express "in addition," often with 还 or 还 used in the following phrase.

Using as a Conjunction

Structure

⋯⋯， 另外 ，⋯⋯

Examples

• 希望 你 不要 再 迟到 了。另外，你 应该 穿 得 正式 一 点。Xīwàng nǐ bùyào zài chídào le. Lìngwài, nǐ yīnggāi chuān de zhèngshì yīdiǎn.I hope you won't be late again. In addition, you should also dress a little more formally.
• 美国 跟 中国 很 不 一样 ，美国 没有 中国 人口 多 。另外 ，美国 是 发达 国家 ，中国 是 发展中 国家 。Měiguó gēn Zhōngguó hěn bù yīyàng, Měiguó méiyǒu Zhōngguó rénkǒu duō. lìngwài, Měiguó shì fādá guójiā, Zhōngguó shì fāzhǎnzhōng guójiā.America is very different from China. Its population is not as big as China. In addition, America is a develop country while China is a developing country.

Used as an Adverb

Structure

另外 + [Verb Phrase]

Examples

• 这些 是 另外 补充 也 很 重要。What I just said is very important, but what everyone added is also very important.
• 这 里 是 VIP 室 ，要 另外 付费 才 能 用 。This is the VIP section. You will have to pay more in order to use it.
• 另外 。We close at 9pm every day. You need to find another place if you still want to study after that.

Used 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 有 两 个 手机 ，一 个 是 小米 ，另外 一 个 是 iPhone 。Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè shǒujī, yī gè shì Xiǎomǐ, lìngwài yī gè shì iPhone.I have two cell phones. One is Xiao Mi, and the other is iPhone.
• 她 有 两 套 房子 ，一 套 自己 住 ，另外 一 套 租 出去 了 。Tā yǒu liǎng tào fángzi, yī tào zìjǐ zhù, lìngwài yī tào zū chūqù le.She has two houses. She lives in one and rents out the other one.
• 我 买 了 三 张 票 ，一 张 是 我的 ，另外 两 张 是 给 朋友 的。Wǒ mǎi le sān zhāng piào, yī zhāng shì wǒ de, lìngwài liǎng zhāng shì gěi péngyou de.I bought three tickets. One is for myself, and the other two are for my friends.
• 这 几 本 书 我 今天 拿走 ，另外 几 本 下 次 再 拿 。Zhè jǐ běn shū wǒ jīntiān názǒu, lìngwài jǐ běn xià cì zài ná.I will take these books today. I can take the others next time.
• 跟 他 一起 去 的 另外 两 个 人 已经 死 了 。Gēn tā yīqǐ qù de lìngwài liǎng gè rén yǐjīng sǐ le.The other two people who went with him already died.

See also

• Expressing "in addition" with "haiyou"
• "In addition" with "zaishuo"
• Expressing "not only… but 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