Expressing "in addition" with "lingwai"

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

Clause 1 ,另外 ,Clause 2

Examples

  • 我 有 英国 护照 。另外 ,我 还有 澳大利亚 护照 。Wǒ yǒu Yīngguó hùzhào. lìngwài, wǒ háiyǒu Àodàlìyà hùzhào.I have British passport. Besides, I also have Australian passport.
  • 希望 你 不要 再 迟到 了 。另外,你 应该 穿 得 正式 一 点 。Xīwàng nǐ bùyào zài chídào le. Lìngwài, nǐ yīnggāi chuān de zhèngshì yīdiǎn.I hope you won't be late again. In addition, you should also dress a little more formally for work.
  • 我们 给 所有 的 员工 都 提供 午餐 。另外 ,我们 也 提供 交通 补贴 。We provide lunch for all our staff. In addition, we provide transportation subsidy.
  • 这个 航班 经常 晚点 。另外 ,他们 也 不 提供 飞机 餐 。Zhège hángbān jīngcháng wǎndiǎn. lìngwài, tāmen yě bù tígōng fēijī cān.This flight is always running late. In addition, no meal set is served on this flight.
  • 这 篇 文章 对 我 来说 有点 难 ,因为 生词 太 多 了 。另外 ,文章 的 话题 我 也 不 太 熟悉 。Zhè piān wénzhāng duì wǒ lái shuō yǒudiǎn nán, yīnwèi shēngcí tài duō le. lìngwài, wénzhāng de huàtí wǒ yě bù tài shúxī.This article is a little difficult for me because there are too many new words. Besides, I'm not very familiar about the topic of this article.

Used as an Adverb

Structure

另外 + [Verb Phrase]

Examples

  • 今天 我 没 空 ,能 不 能 另外 安排 时间 ?Jīntiān wǒ méi kōng, néng bu néng lìngwài ānpái shíjiān?I don't have time today. Can you schedule it another time?
  • 这 件 事 我们 另外 找 时间 谈 吧 。Zhè jiàn shì wǒmen lìngwài zhǎo shíjiān tán ba.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 。Wǒ jiànyì nǐ lìngwài zhǎo dìfang, zhège dìfang zūjīn tài guì le.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 。Zhèlǐ shì VIP shì, yào lìngwài fùfèi cái néng yòng.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 。Rúguǒ xuéshēng juéde bù nán, lǎoshī kěyǐ lìngwài jiā yīxiē xuéxí nèiróng.If the students don't find the lesson difficult, the teacher can add more learning materials.

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