Expressing "in addition" with "lingwai"

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

Structure

另外+additional aspect

For example:

• 我 爱 旅游，看书，画画儿，另外我 还 喜欢 看 电影，特别 是 科幻片。
• 不好意思 先生，这 里 是 VIP 室，要 另外 加钱 才 能 用。
• 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。

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

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