Expressing "the other" with "lingwai"

另外(lìngwài) is often used as a pronoun to denote "the other" and there is no need to add 的 after 另外. 外 can be omitted when it's used with single noun.

Structure

另外 + Number + [Measure Word] + Noun

Examples

• 我 有 两 个 手机 ，一 个 是 小米 ，另 一 个 是 iPhone 。Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè shǒujī, yī gè shì Xiǎomǐ, lìng 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 一 套 租 出去 了 。Tā yǒu liǎng tào fángzi, yī tào zìjǐ zhù, lìng 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 "again" in the future with "zai"
• Expressing "in addition" with "lingwai"