Expressing "in addition" with "lingwai"
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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
⋯⋯, 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.
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Used as an Adverb
Structure
另外 + [Verb Phrase]
Examples
- 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.
- 今天 我 没 空 去 ,能 不 能 另外 安排 时间 ?I don't have time to go today. Can you schedule it another time?
- 这些 游戏 每 次 都 玩 ,我 建议 你 另外 再 想 几 个 游戏 。We play these games every time. I suggest you think of a few more games.
- 如果 学生 觉得 不 难 ,老师 可以 另外 再 加 一些 学习 内容 。If the students don't find the lesson difficult, the teacher can add more learning materials.
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 。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 。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。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 。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 。The other two people who went with him already died.
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