Expressing "in addition" with "lingwai"
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另外 (lìng wài) can be used to express "in addition", often with 还 used in the following phrase.\r\n==Structure==\r\n
\r\n另外+additional aspect\r\n
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- 我 爱 旅游,看书,画画儿,另外我 还 喜欢 看 电影,特别 是 科幻片。I love to travel, read books, and paint. In addition, I also like to watch movies, especially science fiction.
- 不好意思 先生,这 里 是 VIP 室,要 另外 加钱 才 能 用。I'm sorry sir, this is the VIP section. You will have to pay more in order to use it.
- 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。I hope you can positively contribute to this meeting's discussion. You should also dress a little more formally.
\r\nWhen used as a pronoun, 另外 can also be used to denote "the other", as in 另外的人, "the other person".\r\n==See also==
- Expressing "in addition" with "haiyou"
- "In addition" with "zaishuo"
- Expressing "not only… but also"\r\n== Sources and further reading ==\r\n=== 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\r\n