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
Examples
- 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.
- 美国 跟 中国 不 一样 ,美国 没有 中国 人口 多 。另外 ,美国 是 发达 国家 ,中国 是 发展中
国家 。Měiguó gēn Zhōngguó hěn bù yīyàng, Měiguó
méiyǒu Zhōngguó rénkǒu duō. Lìngwài, Měiguó shì fādá
guójiā, Zhōngguó shì fāzhǎnzhōng guójiā.America is very different from China. Its population is not
as big as China. In addition, America is a develop country while
China is a developing country.
Used as an Adverb
Structure
Examples
- 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.
- 今天 我 没 空 去 ,能 不 能 另外 安排 时间 ?Jīntiān wǒ méi kōng qù, néng bu néng lìngwài
ānpái shíjiān?I don't have time to go
today. Can you schedule it another time?
- 这些 游戏 每 次 都 玩 ,我 建议 你 另外 再 想 几 个 游戏 。Zhèxiē yóuxì měi cì dōu wán, wǒ jiànyì nǐ lìngwài
zài xiǎng jǐ gè yóuxì.We play these
games every time. I suggest you think of a few more
games.
- 如果 学生 觉得 不 难 ,老师 可以 另外 再 加 一些 学习 内容 。Rúguǒ xuéshēng juéde bù nán, lǎoshī kěyǐ lìngwài
zài jiā yīxiē xuéxí nèiróng.If the
students don't find the lesson difficult, the teacher can add more
learning materials.
Used 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
Examples
- 我 有 两 个 手机 ,一 个 是 小米 ,另外 一 个 是 iPhone 。Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè shǒujī, yī gè shì Xiǎomǐ, lìngwài
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 ,另外 一 套 租 出去 了 。Tā yǒu liǎng tào fángzi, yī tào zìjǐ zhù, lìngwài
yī tào zū chūqù le.She has two houses.
She lives in one and rents out the other one.
- 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.
- 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.
See also
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