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.
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另外 (lìng wài) can be used to express "in addition," often with 还 or 还 used in the following phrase.
  
== Using 另外 as a Adverb ==
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== Using as a Conjunction ==
  
 
=== Structure ===
 
=== Structure ===
  
 
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⋯⋯, 另外 ,⋯⋯
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=== Examples ===
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*希望 你 不要 再 迟到 了。<em>另外</em>,你 应该 穿 得 正式 一 点。<span class="trans">I hope you won't be late again. In addition, you should also dress a little more formally.</span>
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*。<em>另外</em> ,。<span class="trans">I hope you won't be late again. In addition, you should also dress a little more formally.</span>
  
⋯⋯, 另外,⋯⋯
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== Used as an Adverb ==
  
另外 + [Verb Phrase]
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=== Structure ===
  
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另外 + [Verb Phrase]
 
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* 希望 你 不要 再 迟到 了。<em>另外</em>,你 应该 穿 得 正式 一 点。<span class="trans">I hope you won't be late again. In addition, you should also dress a little more formally.</span>
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* 我 刚才 说 的 这些 都 很 重要,不过 大家 <em>另外</em> 补充 也 很 重要。<span class="trans">What I just said is very important, but what everyone added is also very important.</span>
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*这些 是  <em>另外</em> 补充 也 很 重要。<span class="trans">What I just said is very important, but what everyone added is also very important.</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>
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*里 是 VIP 室 ,要 <em>另外</em> 付费 才 能 用 。<span class="trans">This is the VIP section. You will have to pay more in order to use it.</span>
* 我们 这儿 每天 九点 关门。九点 以后, 你 还 想 学习 的话,要 <em>另外</em> 找 地方。<span class="trans">We close at 9pm every day. You need to find another place if you still want to study after that.  
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* <em>另外</em> <span class="trans">We close at 9pm every day. You need to find another place if you still want to study after that.</span>
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== Using 另外 as a Pronoun ==
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== Used as a Pronoun ==
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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.
 
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.
  
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另外 + Noun Phrase
 
 
另外 + [Plural Noun]
 
 
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* 我 有 两 个 手机,一 个 是 Lenovo,<em>另外</em> 一 个 是 iPhone。<span class="trans">I have two cell phones. One is Lenovo, and the other is iPhone.</span>
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*我 有 两 个 手机 ,一 个 是 小米 ,<em>另外</em> 一 个 是 iPhone 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè shǒujī, yī gè shì Xiǎomǐ, <em>lìngwài</em> yī gè shì iPhone.</span><span class="trans">I have two cell phones. One is Xiao Mi, and the other is iPhone.</span>
* 她 有 两 套 房子,一 套 自己 住,<em>另外</em> 一 套 租 别人。<span class="trans">She has two houses. She lives in one and rents out the other one.</span>
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*她 有 两 套 房子 ,一 套 自己 住 ,<em>另外</em> 一 套 租 出去 。<span class="pinyin">Tā yǒu liǎng tào fángzi, yī tào zìjǐ zhù, <em>lìngwài</em> yī tào zū chūqù le.</span><span class="trans">She has two houses. She lives in one and rents out the other one.</span>
* 我们 可以 早点 去,<em>另外</em> 几 个 人 晚点 到 也 没关系。<span class="trans">We can go a  little bit earlier. It's OK that the other few people come a little bit late.</span>
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*我 买 了 三 张 票 ,一 张 是 我的 ,<em>另外</em> 两 张 是 给 朋友 的。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ mǎi le sān zhāng piào, yī zhāng shì wǒ de, <em>lìngwài</em> liǎng zhāng shì gěi péngyou de.</span><span class="trans">I bought three tickets. One is for myself, and the other two are for my friends.</span>
* 这些 书 太 重 了,我 想 先 带 几 本 最近 需要 的,<em>另外</em> 几 本 下 次 再 拿。<span class="trans">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.</span>
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*几 本 书 我 今天 拿走 ,<em>另外</em> 几 本 下 次 再 拿 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jǐ běn shū wǒ jīntiān názǒu, <em>lìngwài</em> jǐ běn xià cì zài ná.</span><span class="trans">I will take these books today. I can take the others next time.</span>
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*跟 他 一起 去 的 <em>另外</em> 两 个 人 已经 死 了 。<span class="pinyin">Gēn tā yīqǐ qù de <em>lìngwài</em> liǎng gè rén yǐjīng sǐ le.</span><span class="trans">The other two people who went with him already died.</span>
  
 
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==See also==
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== See also ==
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*[[Expressing "in addition" with "haiyou"]]
 
*[[Expressing "in addition" with "haiyou"]]
 
*[["In addition" with "zaishuo"]]
 
*[["In addition" with "zaishuo"]]
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=== Books ===
 
=== Books ===
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* [[Boya Chinese Upper Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语中级冲刺篇) ]] (pp. 196) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301075316/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7301075316 →buy]  
 
* [[Boya Chinese Upper Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语中级冲刺篇) ]] (pp. 196) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301075316/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7301075316 →buy]  
 
* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1]] (pp. 155-6) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276792/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276792 →buy]
 
* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1]] (pp. 155-6) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276792/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276792 →buy]

Revision as of 03:51, 6 September 2017

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。I hope you won't be late again. In addition, you should also dress a little more formally.
  • 另外 ,。I hope you won't be late again. In addition, you should also dress a little more formally.

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

Sources and further reading

Books