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*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>
 
*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>
 
*她 打算 在 北京 待 五 天 。三 天 出去 玩 ,<em>另外</em> 两天 去 看 朋友 。<span class="pinyin">Tā dǎsuàn zài Běijīng dāi wǔ tiān. Sān tiān chūqù wán, <em>lìngwài</em> liǎngtiān qù kàn péngyou.</span><span class="trans">She plans to stay in Beijing for three days. Three days for going out and having fun. The other two days for visiting friends.</span>
 
*她 打算 在 北京 待 五 天 。三 天 出去 玩 ,<em>另外</em> 两天 去 看 朋友 。<span class="pinyin">Tā dǎsuàn zài Běijīng dāi wǔ tiān. Sān tiān chūqù wán, <em>lìngwài</em> liǎngtiān qù kàn péngyou.</span><span class="trans">She plans to stay in Beijing for three days. Three days for going out and having fun. The other two days for visiting friends.</span>
*我们 公司 和 <em>另外</em> 家 公司 共用 一个 办公室 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen gōngsī hé <em>lìngwài</em> jiā gōngsī gòngyòng yī gè bàngōngshì.</span><span class="trans">Our company shares the office with another company.</span>
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*我们 公司 和 <em>另外</em> 家 公司 共用 一个 办公室 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen gōngsī hé <em>lìngwài</em> liǎng jiā gōngsī gòngyòng yī gè bàngōngshì.</span><span class="trans">Our company shares the office with the other two companies.</span>
*在 伦敦 的 时候 ,我们 在 一个 朋友 家 住 一个 星期 ,在 <em>另</em> 一个 朋友 家 也 住 了 一个 星期 。<span class="pinyin">Zài Lúndūn de shíhou, wǒmen zài yī gè péngyou jiā zhù le yī gè xīngqī, zài <em>lìng</em> yī gè péngyou jiā yě zhù le yī gè xīngqī.</span><span class="trans">When we were in London, we stayed with one friend for a week, and then we staying for another week with another friend.</span>
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*你 怎么 一下子 从 一个 话题 跳到 了 <em>另</em> 一个 话题 ?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ zěnme yīxiàzi cóng yī gè huàtí tiào dào le <em>lìng</em> yī gè huàtí?</span><span class="trans">Why are you changing one subject into another all of a sudden?</span>
*在 中国 ,一 种 观点 是 应该 取消 高考 ,<em>另外</em> 一 种 观点 是 高考 很 好 ,我们 应该 这样 做 。<span class="pinyin">Zài Zhōngguó, zhǒng guāndiǎn shì yīnggāi qǔxiāo gāokǎo, <em>lìngwài</em> yī zhǒng guāndiǎn shì gāokǎo hěn hǎo, wǒmen yīnggāi zhèyàng zuò.</span><span class="trans">In China, one point of view is college entrance exam should be cancelled. The other point of view is college entrance exam is great and we should go with it.</span>
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*他 的 两个 女儿 一个 嫁给 了 美国人 ,<em></em> 一个 嫁给 了 德国 人 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā de  liǎng gè nǚ'ér gè jià gěi le Měiguó rén, <em>lìng</em> yī gè jià gěi le Déguó rén.</span><span class="trans">He has two daughters, one of which married a American guy and the other married a German guy.</span>
  
 
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另外(lìngwài) is often used as a pronoun to denote "the other" and there is no need to add 的 after 另外. 外 can be omitted when it's used with single noun.

Structure

另外 + Number + [Measure Word] + Noun

Examples

  • 我 有 两 个 手机 ,一 个 是 小米 , 一 个 是 iPhone 。Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè shǒujī, yī gè shì Xiǎomǐ, lìng yī gè shì iPhone.I have two cell phones. One is Xiao Mi, and the other is iPhone.
  • 她 有 两 套 房子 ,一 套 自己 住 , 一 套 租 给 别人 了 。Tā yǒu liǎng tào fángzi, yī tào zìjǐ zhù, lìng yī tào zū gěi biérén le.She has two houses. She lives in one and rents the other one to other people.
  • 我 买 了 三 张 票 ,一 张 是 我的 ,另外 两 张 是 给 朋友 的。Wǒ mǎi le sān zhāng piào, yī zhāng shì wǒ de, lìngwài liǎng zhāng shì gěi péngyou de.I bought three tickets. One is for myself, and the other two are for my friends.
  • 这 几 本 书 我 今天 拿走 ,另外 几 本 下 次 再 拿 。Zhè jǐ běn shū wǒ jīntiān názǒu, lìngwài jǐ běn xià cì zài ná.I will take these books today. I can take the others next time.
  • 这个 蛋糕 一半 是 你 的 , 一半 是 妹妹 的 。Zhège dàngāo yībàn shì nǐ de, lìng yībàn shì mèimei de.Half of this cake is yours. The other half is your little sister's.
  • 跟 他 一起 去 的 另外 两 个 人 已经 死 了 。Gēn tā yīqǐ qù de lìngwài liǎng gè rén yǐjīng sǐ le.The other two people who went with him already died.
  • 她 打算 在 北京 待 五 天 。三 天 出去 玩 ,另外 两天 去 看 朋友 。Tā dǎsuàn zài Běijīng dāi wǔ tiān. Sān tiān chūqù wán, lìngwài liǎngtiān qù kàn péngyou.She plans to stay in Beijing for three days. Three days for going out and having fun. The other two days for visiting friends.
  • 我们 公司 和 另外 两 家 公司 共用 一个 办公室 。Wǒmen gōngsī hé lìngwài liǎng jiā gōngsī gòngyòng yī gè bàngōngshì.Our company shares the office with the other two companies.
  • 你 怎么 一下子 从 一个 话题 跳到 了 一个 话题 ?Nǐ zěnme yīxiàzi cóng yī gè huàtí tiào dào le lìng yī gè huàtí?Why are you changing one subject into another all of a sudden?
  • 他 的 两个 女儿 一个 嫁给 了 美国人 , 一个 嫁给 了 德国 人 。 Tā de liǎng gè nǚ'ér yī gè jià gěi le Měiguó rén, lìng yī gè jià gěi le Déguó rén.He has two daughters, one of which married a American guy and the other married a German guy.

See also

Source and further reading

Books