其外

qíwài

phrase

Meanings

1 besides
2 in addition
3 apart from that
4 outside of it

Characters

its / that (literary)

outside / besides

Examples

除此其外，还有其他问题。

Chú cǐ qí wài, hái yǒu qítā wèntí.

Apart from this, there are other problems too.

其外，他还会说法语。

Qí wài, tā hái huì shuō Fǎyǔ.

Besides that, he also speaks French.

Tips

register

Slightly literary. The everyday equivalent is 此外 (cǐwài) or 另外 (lìngwài). 其外 is most natural in writing, especially after 除此 (chúcǐ) — 除此其外 'apart from this'.

Stroke Order

其 qí

外 wài