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*这些 <em>另外</em> 补充 也 很 重要。<span class="trans">What I just said is very important, but what everyone added is also very important.</span>
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*这里 VIP 室 ,要 <em>另外</em> 付费 才 能 用 。<span class="pinyin">Zhèlǐ shì VIP Shì, yào <em>lìngwài</em> fùfèi cái néng yòng.</span><span class="trans">This is the VIP section. You will have to pay more in order to use it.</span>
*这 里 是 VIP 室 ,要 <em>另外</em> 付费 才 能 用 。<span class="trans">This is the VIP section. You will have to pay more in order to use it.</span>
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*这些 游戏 每 次 都 玩 ,我 建议 你 <em>另外</em> 再 想 几 个 游戏 <span class="pinyin">Zhèxiē yóuxì měi cì dōu wán, wǒ jiànyì nǐ <em>lìngwài</em> zài xiǎng jǐ gè yóuxì.</span><span class="trans">We play these games every time. I suggest you think of a few more games.</span>
* <em>另外</em> 。<span class="trans">We close at 9pm every day. You need to find another place if you still want to study after that.</span>
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*如果 学生 觉得 不 难 ,老师 可以  <em>另外</em> 再 加 一些 学习 内容 。<span class="pinyin">Rúguǒ xuéshēng juéde bù nán, lǎoshī kěyǐ <em>lìngwài</em> zài jiā yīxiē xuéxí nèiróng.</span><span class="trans">If the students don't find the lesson difficult, the teacher can add more learning materials.</span>
  
 
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Revision as of 04:13, 6 September 2017

另外 (lìng wài) can be used to express "in addition," often with 还 or 还 used in the following phrase.

Using as a Conjunction

Structure

⋯⋯, 另外 ,⋯⋯

Examples

  • 希望 你 不要 再 迟到 了。另外,你 应该 穿 得 正式 一 点。Xīwàng nǐ bùyào zài chídào le. Lìngwài, nǐ yīnggāi chuān de zhèngshì yīdiǎn.I hope you won't be late again. In addition, you should also dress a little more formally.
  • 美国 跟 中国 很 不 一样 ,美国 没有 中国 人口 多 。另外 ,美国 是 发达 国家 ,中国 是 发展中 国家 。Měiguó gēn Zhōngguó hěn bù yīyàng, Měiguó méiyǒu Zhōngguó rénkǒu duō. lìngwài, Měiguó shì fādá guójiā, Zhōngguó shì fāzhǎnzhōng guójiā.America is very different from China. Its population is not as big as China. In addition, America is a develop country while China is a developing country.

Used as an Adverb

Structure

另外 + [Verb Phrase]

Examples

  • 这里 是 VIP 室 ,要 另外 付费 才 能 用 。Zhèlǐ shì VIP Shì, yào lìngwài fùfèi cái néng yòng.This is the VIP section. You will have to pay more in order to use it.
  • 这些 游戏 每 次 都 玩 ,我 建议 你 另外 再 想 几 个 游戏 。Zhèxiē yóuxì měi cì dōu wán, wǒ jiànyì nǐ lìngwài zài xiǎng jǐ gè yóuxì.We play these games every time. I suggest you think of a few more games.
  • 如果 学生 觉得 不 难 ,老师 可以 另外 再 加 一些 学习 内容 。Rúguǒ xuéshēng juéde bù nán, lǎoshī kěyǐ lìngwài zài jiā yīxiē xuéxí nèiróng.If the students don't find the lesson difficult, the teacher can add more learning materials.

Used as a Pronoun

When used as a pronoun, 另外 can also be used to denote "the other" and there is no need to add 的 after 另外.

Structure

另外 + Noun Phrase

Examples

  • 我 有 两 个 手机 ,一 个 是 小米 ,另外 一 个 是 iPhone 。Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè shǒujī, yī gè shì Xiǎomǐ, lìngwài yī gè shì iPhone.I have two cell phones. One is Xiao Mi, and the other is iPhone.
  • 她 有 两 套 房子 ,一 套 自己 住 ,另外 一 套 租 出去 了 。Tā yǒu liǎng tào fángzi, yī tào zìjǐ zhù, lìngwài yī tào zū chūqù le.She has two houses. She lives in one and rents out the other one.
  • 我 买 了 三 张 票 ,一 张 是 我的 ,另外 两 张 是 给 朋友 的。Wǒ mǎi le sān zhāng piào, yī zhāng shì wǒ de, lìngwài liǎng zhāng shì gěi péngyou de.I bought three tickets. One is for myself, and the other two are for my friends.
  • 这 几 本 书 我 今天 拿走 ,另外 几 本 下 次 再 拿 。Zhè jǐ běn shū wǒ jīntiān názǒu, lìngwài jǐ běn xià cì zài ná.I will take these books today. I can take the others next time.
  • 跟 他 一起 去 的 另外 两 个 人 已经 死 了 。Gēn tā yīqǐ qù de lìngwài liǎng gè rén yǐjīng sǐ le.The other two people who went with him already died.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books