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

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*我 有 英国 护照 。<em>另外</em> ,我 还有 澳大利亚 护照 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ yǒu Yīngguó hùzhào. <em>lìngwài</em>, wǒ háiyǒu Àodàlìyà hùzhào.</span><span class="trans">I have British passport. Besides, I also have Australian passport.</span>
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*我 有 英国 护照 。<em>另外</em> ,我 还有 澳大利亚 护照 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ yǒu Yīngguó hùzhào. <em>Lìngwài</em>, wǒ háiyǒu Àodàlìyà hùzhào.</span><span class="trans">I have British passport. Besides, I also have Australian passport.</span>
 
*希望 你 不要 再 迟到 了 。<em>另外</em>,你 应该 穿 得 正式 一 点 。<span class="pinyin">Xīwàng nǐ bùyào zài chídào le. <em>Lìngwài</em>, nǐ yīnggāi chuān de zhèngshì yīdiǎn.</span><span class="trans">I hope you won't be late again. In addition, you should also dress a little more formally for work.</span>
 
*希望 你 不要 再 迟到 了 。<em>另外</em>,你 应该 穿 得 正式 一 点 。<span class="pinyin">Xīwàng nǐ bùyào zài chídào le. <em>Lìngwài</em>, nǐ yīnggāi chuān de zhèngshì yīdiǎn.</span><span class="trans">I hope you won't be late again. In addition, you should also dress a little more formally for work.</span>
*我们 给 所有 的 员工 都 提供 午餐 。<em>另外</em> ,我们 也 提供 交通 补贴 。<span class="trans">We provide lunch for all our staff. In addition, we provide transportation subsidy.</span>
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*我们 给 所有 的 员工 都 提供 午餐 。<em>另外</em> ,我们 也 提供 交通 补贴 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen gěi suǒyǒu de yuángōng dōu tígōng wǔcān. <em>Lìngwài</em>, wǒmen yě tígōng jiāotōng bǔtiē.</span><span class="trans">We provide lunch for all our staff. In addition, we provide transportation subsidy.</span>
*这个 航班 经常 晚点 。<em>另外</em> ,他们 也 不 提供 飞机 餐 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège hángbān jīngcháng wǎndiǎn. <em>lìngwài</em>, tāmen yě bù tígōng fēijī cān.</span><span class="trans">This flight is always running late. In addition, no meal set is served on this flight.</span>
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*这个 航班 经常 晚点 。<em>另外</em> ,他们 也 不 提供 飞机 餐 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège hángbān jīngcháng wǎndiǎn. <em>Lìngwài</em>, tāmen yě bù tígōng fēijī cān.</span><span class="trans">This flight is always running late. In addition, no meal set is served on this flight.</span>
*这 篇 文章 对 我 来说 有点 难 ,因为 生词 太 多 了 。<em>另外</em> ,文章 的 话题 我 也 不 太 熟悉 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè piān wénzhāng duì wǒ lái shuō yǒudiǎn nán, yīnwèi shēngcí tài duō le. <em>lìngwài</em>, wénzhāng de huàtí wǒ yě bù tài shúxī.</span><span class="trans">This article is a little difficult for me because there are too many new words. Besides, I'm not very familiar about the topic of this article.</span>
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*这 篇 文章 对 我 来说 有点 难 ,因为 生词 太 多 了 。<em>另外</em> ,文章 的 话题 我 也 不 太 熟悉 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè piān wénzhāng duì wǒ lái shuō yǒudiǎn nán, yīnwèi shēngcí tài duō le. <em>Lngwài</em>, wénzhāng de huàtí wǒ yě bù tài shúxī.</span><span class="trans">This article is a little difficult for me because there are too many new words. Besides, I'm not very familiar about the topic of this article.</span>
  
 
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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

  • 我 有 英国 护照 。另外 ,我 还有 澳大利亚 护照 。Wǒ yǒu Yīngguó hùzhào. Lìngwài, wǒ háiyǒu Àodàlìyà hùzhào.I have British passport. Besides, I also have Australian passport.
  • 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 for work.
  • 我们 给 所有 的 员工 都 提供 午餐 。另外 ,我们 也 提供 交通 补贴 。Wǒmen gěi suǒyǒu de yuángōng dōu tígōng wǔcān. Lìngwài, wǒmen yě tígōng jiāotōng bǔtiē.We provide lunch for all our staff. In addition, we provide transportation subsidy.
  • 这个 航班 经常 晚点 。另外 ,他们 也 不 提供 飞机 餐 。Zhège hángbān jīngcháng wǎndiǎn. Lìngwài, tāmen yě bù tígōng fēijī cān.This flight is always running late. In addition, no meal set is served on this flight.
  • 这 篇 文章 对 我 来说 有点 难 ,因为 生词 太 多 了 。另外 ,文章 的 话题 我 也 不 太 熟悉 。Zhè piān wénzhāng duì wǒ lái shuō yǒudiǎn nán, yīnwèi shēngcí tài duō le. Lngwài, wénzhāng de huàtí wǒ yě bù tài shúxī.This article is a little difficult for me because there are too many new words. Besides, I'm not very familiar about the topic of this article.

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 件 事 我们 另外 找 时间 谈 吧 。Zhè jiàn shì wǒmen lìngwài zhǎo shíjiān tán ba.Let's find some other time to talk about this.
  • 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