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, [Additional Aspect / Complementary Part]

另外＋[Verb Phrase]

另外 + [Noun Phrase]

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.
希望你能更积极地参与会议的讨论。另外，你还应该穿得正式一点。I hope you can positively contribute to this meeting's discussion. You should also dress a little more formally.

When used as a pronoun, 另外 can also be used to denote "the other", as in 另外的人, "the other person".

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-... , 另外, [Additional Aspect]
+... , 另外, [Additional Aspect / Complementary Part]
+另外 ＋[Verb Phrase]
 另外 + [Noun Phrase]
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-* 我 爱 旅游，看书，画画儿，<em>另外</em>我 还 喜欢 看 电影，特别 是 科幻片。<span class="trans">I love to travel, read books, and paint. In addition, I also like to watch movies, especially science fiction.</span>
+* 我 刚才 说 的 这 几 点 都 很 重要，不过 他 <em>另外</em> 补充 的 那 几 点 也 很 重要。<span class="trans">.</span>
 * 不好意思 先生，这 里 是 VIP 室，要 <em>另外</em> 加钱 才 能 用。<span class="trans">I'm sorry sir, this is the VIP section. You will have to pay more in order to use it.</span>
 * 希望 你 能 更 积极 地 参与 会议 的 讨论。<em>另外</em>，你 还 应该 穿 得 正式 一 点。<span class="trans">I hope you can positively contribute to this meeting's discussion. You should also dress a little more formally.</span>