Difference between revisions of "Expressing "in addition" with "haiyou""

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Level

B1 / HSK4
Level

B1
Level

HSK4
Similar to
Similar to
- Expressing "and" with "he" (HSK1)
- Expressing "and also" with "hai" (HSK2)
- Expressing "except" and "in addition" with "chule… yiwai" (HSK3)
- Expressing "not only... but also" with "budan... erqie..." (HSK3)
- Expressing "in addition" with "lingwai" (HSK4)
- Expressing "in addition" with "zaishuo" (HSK4)
- Using "budan... geng" to express "not only... but also" (HSK5)
- Expressing "as well as" with "yiji" (HSK6)
Used for

Expressing quantity, Listing
Keywords

有, 还, 还有

"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.

Structure

It's as simple as using 还有 before the new clause or sentence. 还有 can also be used with a comma, similar to how we can say "in addition, . . ." in English.

Clause 1 ，还有 + (，）+ Clause 2

Examples

我今天要考试。还有，必须写完中文作文。Oh, man! I’m going to have a exam today and I have to finish writing my Chinese essay.</spa>
今天特别倒霉，他的女朋友离开了他，还有他的老板要解雇他。Today it's really unlucky. His girlfriend left him and on top of that, his boss is going to fire him.
普通话很难。还有，专家觉得日语、广东话、韩语，这三门语言也很难。Chinese is very hard. Furthermore, experts think that Japanese, Cantonese, and Korean are also hard.

Sources and further reading

Books

Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 252) →buy

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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.		"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.