Difference between revisions of "Expressing "in addition" with "lingwai""
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*今天 我 没 空 ，能 不 能 <em>另外</em> 安排 时间 ？<span class="pinyin">Jīntiān wǒ méi kōng, néng bu néng <em>lìngwài</em> ānpái shíjiān?</span><span class="trans">I don't have time today. Can you schedule it another time?</span> | *今天 我 没 空 ，能 不 能 <em>另外</em> 安排 时间 ？<span class="pinyin">Jīntiān wǒ méi kōng, néng bu néng <em>lìngwài</em> ānpái shíjiān?</span><span class="trans">I don't have time today. Can you schedule it another time?</span> | ||
| − | * | + | *这 件 事 我们 <em>另外</em> 找 时间 谈 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn shì wǒmen <em>lìngwài</em> zhǎo shíjiān tán ba.</span><span class="trans">Let's find some other time to talk about this.</span> |
| − | *我 建议 你 <em>另外</em> 找 地方 ，这里 租金 太 贵 | + | *我 建议 你 <em>另外</em> 找 地方 ，这里 租金 太 贵 了 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ jiànyì nǐ <em>lìngwài</em> zhǎo dìfang, zhège dìfang zūjīn tài guì le.</span><span class="trans">I suggest you find another place. The rent is too expensive here today.</span> |
*这里 是 VIP 室 ，要 <em>另外</em> 付费 才 能 用 。<span class="pinyin">Zhèlǐ shì VIP shì, yào <em>lìngwài</em> fùfèi cái néng yòng.</span><span class="trans">This is the VIP room. You will have to pay more in order to use it.</span> | *这里 是 VIP 室 ，要 <em>另外</em> 付费 才 能 用 。<span class="pinyin">Zhèlǐ shì VIP shì, yào <em>lìngwài</em> fùfèi cái néng yòng.</span><span class="trans">This is the VIP room. You will have to pay more in order to use it.</span> | ||
*如果 学生 觉得 不 难 ，老师 可以 <em>另外</em> 加 一些 学习 内容 。<span class="pinyin">Rúguǒ xuéshēng juéde bù nán, lǎoshī kěyǐ <em>lìngwài</em> jiā yīxiē xuéxí nèiróng.</span><span class="trans">If the students don't find the lesson difficult, the teacher can add more learning materials.</span> | *如果 学生 觉得 不 难 ，老师 可以 <em>另外</em> 加 一些 学习 内容 。<span class="pinyin">Rúguǒ xuéshēng juéde bù nán, lǎoshī kěyǐ <em>lìngwài</em> jiā yīxiē xuéxí nèiróng.</span><span class="trans">If the students don't find the lesson difficult, the teacher can add more learning materials.</span> | ||
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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.
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Using as a Conjunction
Structure
Clause 1 ，另外 ，Clause 2
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 ， 。 .
- 。另外 ， 。 .
- 。另外 ， 。 .
- 。另外 ， 。 .
Used as an Adverb
Structure
另外 + [Verb Phrase]
Examples
- 今天 我 没 空 ，能 不 能 另外 安排 时间 ？I don't have time today. Can you schedule it another time?
- 这 件 事 我们 另外 找 时间 谈 吧 。Let's find some other time to talk about this.
- 我 建议 你 另外 找 地方 ，这里 租金 太 贵 了 。I suggest you find another place. The rent is too expensive here today.
- 这里 是 VIP 室 ，要 另外 付费 才 能 用 。This is the VIP room. You will have to pay more in order to use it.
- 如果 学生 觉得 不 难 ，老师 可以 另外 加 一些 学习 内容 。If the students don't find the lesson difficult, the teacher can add more learning materials.
See 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
