Expressing "in addition" with "lingwai"

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

Using 另外 as a Adverb

Structure

⋯⋯， 另外，⋯⋯

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 这些 都 很 重要，不过 大家 另外 补充 的 也 很 重要。What I just said is very important, but what everyone added is also very important.
• 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 every day. 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 ＋ 一 + Measure Word + Noun

另外 + [Plural Noun]

Examples

• 我 有 两 个 手机，一 个 是 Lenovo，另外 一 个 是 iPhone。I have two cell phones. One is Lenovo, and the other is iPhone.
• 她 有 两 套 房子，一 套 自己 住，另外 一 套 租 给 了 别人。She has two houses. She lives in one and rents out the other one.
• 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.
• 这些 书 太 重 了，我 想 先 带 几 本 最近 需要 的，另外 几 本 下 次 再 拿。These books are too heavy. I want to take a few that I'll be needing recently. I can get the rest of them next time.

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