Expressing "in addition" with "zaishuo"

Level

B1 / HSK4
Level

B1
Level

HSK4
Similar to
- Expressing "except" and "in addition" with "chule… yiwai" (B1)
- Expressing "not only... but also" with "budan... erqie..." (B1)
Similar to
- Expressing "except" and "in addition" with "chule… yiwai" (HSK3)
- Expressing "not only... but also" with "budan... erqie..." (HSK3)
Used for

Adding more explanation, Connecting ideas
Keywords

再, 再说

"再说..." (zàishuō...) is used in a similar way as "In addition" or "Moreover", in that it is adding on additional information or reasons to the topic at hand.

Examples

我的家人想去美国旅行，再说我们还可以看望我们的亲戚。
现在太早了，我不想去，再说那个商店还没开门。
我不想帮助他，因为他经常说谎，再说我也没钱。

Sources and further reading

Books

Common Chinese Patterns 330 (汉语常用格式330例) (pp. 297)→buy
Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 17-8) →buy
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 252) →buy

Expressing "in addition" with "zaishuo"

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Sources and further reading

Books