Expressing "in addition" with "lingwai"

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

Using 另外 as a Verb

Structure

... , 另外, [Additional Aspect / Complementary Part]

另外 ＋[Verb Phrase]

Examples

• 希望 你 不要 再 迟到 了。另外，你 应该 穿 得 正式 一 点。I hope you won't be late again. In addition, you should also dress a little more formally.
• 我 刚才 说 的 这 几 点 都 很 重要，不过 他 另外 补充 的 那 几 点 也 很 重要。.
• 不好意思 先生，这 里 是 VIP 室，要 另外 加钱 才 能 用。I'm sorry sir, this is the VIP section. You will have to pay more in order to use it.
• 我们 这儿 每天 九点 关门。九点 以后， 你 还 想 学习 的话，要 另外 找 地方。We close at 9pm everyday. You need to find another place if you still want to study after that.

Using 另外 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

• 我们 可以 早点 去，另外 几 个 人 晚点 到 也 没关系。We can go a little bit earlier. It's Ok that the other few people come a little bit late.
• 我们 可以 早点 去，另外 几 个 人 晚点 到 也 没关系。We can go a little bit earlier. It's Ok that the other few people come a little bit late.

See also

• Expressing "in addition" with "haiyou"
• "In addition" with "zaishuo"
• Expressing "not only… but also"

Sources and further reading

Books

• Boya Chinese Upper Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语中级冲刺篇) (pp. 196) →buy
• Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 155-6) →buy