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*这里 是 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 room. 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="pinyin">Zhèlǐ shì VIP shì, yào <em>lìngwài</em> fùfèi cái néng yòng.</span><span class="trans">This is the VIP room. You will have to pay more in order to use it.</span>
 
*如果 学生 觉得 不 难 ,老师 可以  <em>另外</em> 加 一些 学习 内容 。<span class="pinyin">Rúguǒ xuéshēng juéde bù nán, lǎoshī kěyǐ <em>lìngwài</em> 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>
 
*如果 学生 觉得 不 难 ,老师 可以  <em>另外</em> 加 一些 学习 内容 。<span class="pinyin">Rúguǒ xuéshēng juéde bù nán, lǎoshī kěyǐ <em>lìngwài</em> 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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== 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 ===
 
 
<div class="jiegou">
 
另外 + Number + Measure Word + Noun
 
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=== Examples ===
 
 
<div class="liju">
 
 
*我 有 两 个 手机 ,一 个 是 小米 ,<em>另外</em> 一 个 是 iPhone 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè shǒujī, yī gè shì Xiǎomǐ, <em>lìngwài</em> yī gè shì iPhone.</span><span class="trans">I have two cell phones. One is Xiao Mi, and the other is iPhone.</span>
 
*她 有 两 套 房子 ,一 套 自己 住 ,<em>另外</em> 一 套 租 出去 了 。<span class="pinyin">Tā yǒu liǎng tào fángzi, yī tào zìjǐ zhù, <em>lìngwài</em> yī tào zū chūqù le.</span><span class="trans">She has two houses. She lives in one and rents out the other one.</span>
 
*我 买 了 三 张 票 ,一 张 是 我的 ,<em>另外</em> 两 张 是 给 朋友 的。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ mǎi le sān zhāng piào, yī zhāng shì wǒ de, <em>lìngwài</em> liǎng zhāng shì gěi péngyou de.</span><span class="trans">I bought three tickets. One is for myself, and the other two are for my friends.</span>
 
*这 几 本 书 我 今天 拿走 ,<em>另外</em> 几 本 下 次 再 拿 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jǐ běn shū wǒ jīntiān názǒu, <em>lìngwài</em> jǐ běn xià cì zài ná.</span><span class="trans">I will take these books today. I can take the others next time.</span>
 
*跟 他 一起 去 的 <em>另外</em> 两 个 人 已经 死 了 。<span class="pinyin">Gēn tā yīqǐ qù de <em>lìngwài</em> liǎng gè rén yǐjīng sǐ le.</span><span class="trans">The other two people who went with him already died.</span>
 
  
 
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Revision as of 03:48, 12 October 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

Clause 1 ,另外 ,Clause 2

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.
  • 另外 , 。 .
  • 另外 , 。 .
  • 另外 , 。 .

Used as an Adverb

Structure

另外 + [Verb Phrase]

Examples

  • 今天 我 没 空 ,能 不 能 另外 安排 时间 ?Jīntiān wǒ méi kōng, néng bu néng lìngwài ānpái shíjiān?I don't have time today. Can you schedule it another time?
  • 这些 钱 不 够 ,我 要 另外 再 借 一点 。Zhèxiē qián bù gòu, wǒ yào lìngwài zài jiè yīdiǎn.The money is not good enough. I need to borrow some more.
  • 我 建议 你 另外 找 地方 ,这里 租金 太 贵 了。Wǒ jiànyì nǐ lìngwài zhǎo dìfang, zhège dìfang zūjīn tài guì le.I suggest you find another place. The rent is too expensive here today.
  • 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 room. You will have to pay more in order to use it.
  • 如果 学生 觉得 不 难 ,老师 可以 另外 加 一些 学习 内容 。Rúguǒ xuéshēng juéde bù nán, lǎoshī kěyǐ lìngwài jiā yīxiē xuéxí nèiróng.If the students don't find the lesson difficult, the teacher can add more learning materials.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books