另外

lìngwài

conjunction HSK 3 #764

Meanings

1 in addition
2 besides
3 moreover

Characters

outside; in addition

Examples

另外，我还有一个问题。

Lìngwài, wǒ hái yǒu yī gè wèntí.

In addition, I have another question.

我买了三本书，另外还买了两支笔。

Wǒ mǎi le sān běn shū, lìngwài hái mǎi le liǎng zhī bǐ.

I bought three books, and also two pens.

另外一个原因是时间不够。

Lìngwài yī gè yuányīn shì shíjiān bùgòu.

Another reason is that there isn't enough time.

Tips

grammar

另外 has two uses: (1) as a conjunction meaning 'in addition' at the start of a sentence, (2) as an adjective meaning 'other/another' before a noun (另外一个 = another one).

Stroke Order

另 lìng

外 wài