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

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Level

B1 / HSK4
Level

B1
Level

HSK4
Similar to
- Expressing "except" and "in addition" with "chule… yiwai" (B1)
- Expressing "not only... but also" with "budan... erqie..." (B1)
Similar to
- Expressing "except" and "in addition" with "chule… yiwai" (HSK3)
- Expressing "not only... but also" with "budan... erqie..." (HSK3)
Used for

Adding more explanation, Connecting ideas
Keywords

再, 再说

"再说..." (zàishuō...) is used in a similar way as "In addition" or "Moreover", in that it is adding on additional information or reasons to the topic at hand.

Structure

Just add 再说 to the beginning of the second clause of your sentence. Remember that both statements should be related to each other!

Clause 1 ，再说 + Clause 2

Examples

我还不想结婚，因为年纪太小了。再说，也没有遇到合适的人。I haven't got a plan on getting married yet.I‘m still young and besides,I haven't met the right one.
现在太早了，我不想去，再说那个商店还没开门。It's too early now.I don't want to go. The store hasn't opened yet, anyway.
我不想帮助他，因为他经常说谎，再说我也没钱。I don't want to help him. He lies a lot. Furthermore, I don't have any money.

Sources and further reading

Books

Common Chinese Patterns 330 (汉语常用格式330例) (pp. 297)→buy
Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (pp. 154-5) →buy
Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 17-8) →buy
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 252) →buy

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	"再说..." (zàishuō...) is used in a similar way as "In addition" or "Moreover", in that it is adding on additional information or reasons to the topic at hand.		"再说..." (zàishuō...) is used in a similar way as "In addition" or "Moreover", in that it is adding on additional information or reasons to the topic at hand.