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*今天 我 没 空 ,能 不 能 <em>另外</em> 安排 时间 ?<span class="pinyin">Jīntiān wǒ méi kōng, néng bu néng <em>lìngwài</em> ānpái shíjiān?</span><span class="trans">I don't have time today. Can you schedule it another time?</span>
 
*今天 我 没 空 ,能 不 能 <em>另外</em> 安排 时间 ?<span class="pinyin">Jīntiān wǒ méi kōng, néng bu néng <em>lìngwài</em> ānpái shíjiān?</span><span class="trans">I don't have time today. Can you schedule it another time?</span>
*这 件 事 我们 <em>另外</em> 找 时间 谈 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn shì wǒmen <em>lìngwài</em> zhǎo shíjiān tán ba.</span><span class="trans">Let's find some other time to talk about this.</span>
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*在 我家 开会 不 方便 ,我们 <em>另外</em> 找 地方 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Zài wǒ jiā kāi huì bù fāngbiàn, wǒmen <em>lìngwài</em> zhǎo dìfang ba.</span><span class="trans">It's not very convenient to have this meeting at my place. Let's find some other place.</span>
*建议 <em>另外</em> 找 地方 ,这里 租金 太 贵 了 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ jiànyì nǐ <em>lìngwài</em> zhǎo dìfang, zhège dìfang zūjīn tài guì le.</span><span class="trans">I suggest you find another place. The rent is too expensive here today.</span>
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*这个 项目 他们 做 不 好 ,我 建议 你们 <em>另外</em> 找 人 来 做 。<span class="trans">They can't accomplish this project. I suggest you find some other people to do 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>
 
*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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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

  • 这个 课文 太 难 了 。另外 ,我也 没 准备 。Zhège kèwén tài nán le. Lìngwài, wǒ yě méi zhǔnbèi.This lesson is too difficult. Besides, I didn't prepare for it.
  • 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 的 飞机 餐 也 很 难吃 。Zhège hángbān jīngcháng wǎndiǎn. Lìngwài, tāmen de fēijī cān yě hěn nánchī.This flight is always running late. In addition, their meal set is terrible.
  • 我 这 周 真的 没 时间 参加 。另外 ,我 对 这个 活动 也 不 太 感兴趣 。Wǒ zhè zhōu zhēnde méi shíjiān cānjiā. Lìngwài, wǒ duì zhège huódòng yě bù tài gǎnxìngqù.I don't have time to attend it this week. Besides, I'm not very interested in this event.

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?
  • 在 我家 开会 不 方便 ,我们 另外 找 地方 吧 。Zài wǒ jiā kāi huì bù fāngbiàn, wǒmen lìngwài zhǎo dìfang ba.It's not very convenient to have this meeting at my place. Let's find some other place.
  • 这个 项目 他们 做 不 好 ,我 建议 你们 另外 找 人 来 做 。They can't accomplish this project. I suggest you find some other people to do it.
  • 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

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