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.

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

  • 你 需要 吃 点 药。还有,要 多 休息。You need to take some medicine and get more rest.
  • 你 跟 他 一起 去 吧。还有,别 忘 了 带 这 些 材料。
  • 我 今天 要 考试。还有 ,我 必须 要 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.
  • 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.

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