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Chinese dictionary
- 1
pron.other; another; (used with nouns) different
另外那个人我不认识。
I don't know the other people.
他同另外三人被判死刑。
He and three others were sentenced to death.
另外一个男人朝我破口大骂起来。
The other man started hurling abuse at me.
- 2
adv.separately; differently; moreover
你的事咱们另外商量。
We will find another time to talk about your problem.
这件事另外解决。
This will be dealt with separately.
你另外再找一个人。
You find someone else.
- 3
conj.in addition; besides
他家新买了一台拖拉机,另外还买了电视机。
In addition to a tractor, his family has also bought a television.
我买了两本小说,另外还买了两本漫画。
Besides the two novels, I have bought two comic books.
我不喜欢那本新字典,另外,它也太贵。
I don't like that new dictionary, besides, it's too expensive.
Word usage
- Note"另外" is different from "此外". "另外" only can be used as a conjunction; "此外" can be used as a pronoun, an adverb and a conjunction.