Expressing "in addition" with "haiyou"

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"还有" (háiyǒu) is used to express "In addition..." in a conversation. It is introducing new information to the topic the speaker(s) is/are talking about. While it's not the most challenging grammar structure, an important thing to keep in mind is that 还有 starts a completely new sentence or clause.

Here are some examples using 还有 in this way:

  • 哎呀,我今天有两个期末大考。还有,必须写完中文的作文。
  • 他有一个糟糕的天,他的数学的老师告诉他的成绩不太好,还有在他的工作他的老板解雇他。
  • 普通话是一个最难的外语。还有,专家觉得日语、广东话、韩语,这三语言也最难的。

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