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Expressing "the other" with "lingwai" =====================================
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[另外](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%8F%A6%E5%A4%96)
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[other](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Other), [the other](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/The_other), [another](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Another)
另外 (lìngwài) or 另 (lìng) is often used as a pronoun to denote "the other." In this case, there is no need to add 的 after 另外.
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- [1 Structure](#Structure "wikilink") - [2 Examples](#Examples "wikilink") - [3 See also](#See_also "wikilink") - [4 Sources and further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink") - [4.1 Books](#Books "wikilink")
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另外 + Number + \[Measure Word\] + Noun
另 can be used instead of 另外 when the following noun is singular (frequently as part of the phrase "另一个"). Examples -------------------------------------------------------
- 我 有 两 个 手机 ,一 个 是 小米 ,*另* 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 ,*另* 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 ,*另* 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 five days. Three of the days are 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. - 他 的 两个 女儿 一个 嫁给 了 美国人 ,*另* 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. - 一些 人 总是 对 *另外* 一些 人 有 偏见 。Yīxiē rén zǒngshì duì *lìngwài* yīxiē rén yǒu piānjiàn.Some people always have prejudices against other people.
See also ------------------------------------------------------- - [Expressing "again" in the future with "zai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22again%22_in_the_future_with_%22zai%22) - [Expressing "in addition" with "lingwai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22in_addition%22_with_%22lingwai%22) Sources and further reading --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Books
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