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另外 (lìng wài) — (pronoun) another, other, separate; (adverb) in addition, additionally; (conjunction) moreover, besides; furthermore

Definition

另外 covers all three POS: pronoun ('another'), adverb ('additionally'), and conjunction ('moreover, besides'). As a conjunction it is more colloquial than 而且 or 并且, which are more written/formal.

pronoun
anotherotherseparate
adverb
in additionadditionally
conjunction
moreoverbesidesfurthermore

Examples

  • 另外。
    Wǒ hái yǒu lìng wài yí gè jī huì.
    I have another opportunity.
  • 另外。
    Qǐng nǐ lìng wài jiè shào yí xià.
    Please introduce yourself additionally.
  • ，另外。
    Tā xué xí hěn hǎo, lìng wài yě hěn nǔ lì.
    He studies well, and moreover he works hard.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

另lìngother
外wàibesides

另 and 外 both mean other or besides, so together they express addition or something separate.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
卜卜bǔ
Sound part声符shēngfú
月
月yuè外wài
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

外 pairs 卜 with 月, a crescent moon; in its older form, the 卜 part had a horizontal bar extending outward, giving the sense of outside.

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