另外 (lìngwài)

另外 is used to introduce additional information or a separate item, similar to "in addition," "besides," or "additionally" in English.

Meanings

[adverb/conjunction] in addition, besides, additionally, or another/separate one

Example Sentences

我买了一本书，另外还买了一支笔。 Wǒ mǎi le yī běn shū, lìngwài hái mǎi le yī zhī bǐ. I bought a book and also bought a pen in addition.

另外，我还有一个问题想问你。 Lìngwài, wǒ hái yǒu yīgè wèntí xiǎng wèn nǐ. In addition, I have one more question to ask you.

这个问题很复杂，另外还涉及法律问题。 Zhège wèntí hěn fùzá, lìngwài hái shèjí fǎlǜ wèntí. This issue is complex; in addition, it also involves legal matters.

我们需要两个人来完成这项工作，另外还需要一些工具。 Wǒmen xūyào liǎng gè rén lái wánchéng zhè xiàng gōngzuò, lìngwài hái xūyào yīxiē gōngjù. We need two people to complete this work and additionally some tools.

Collocations

Collocation	Meaning
另外一个	another one
另外还有	there is also additionally
另外需要	additionally need
另外说明	additionally note

Usage Notes

另外 can appear at the beginning of a sentence to introduce a new, supplementary point (like "furthermore"), or within a sentence to indicate "another" item. It differs from 此外 (cǐwài, moreover), which is slightly more formal. 另外 is very natural in both written and spoken Chinese at the B1 level.

Memory Hook

另 means "another" and 外 means "outside," so 另外 is "another thing outside" what was already mentioned, something additional.