另外 (lìngwài) · in addition

另外 (lìngwài) means “in addition; besides; other”. It is written with 2 characters: 另 (another) + 外 (outside). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 另外 is built

The characters

另 lìng · another

What 另 is made of

口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
力lì — power
- 丿 — falling stroke

外 wài · outside

What 外 is made of

夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
  - 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot

Origin hint: Night-time 夕 divinations 卜; the supernatural, the foreign (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

我还有另外一个问题。Wǒ hái yǒu lìngwài yī ge wèntí.I have another question.

这个太贵了，另外，颜色也不好看。Zhège tài guì le, lìngwài, yánsè yě bù hǎokàn.This is too expensive; besides, the color isn't nice.

Questions about 另外

What does 另外 mean?

另外 (lìngwài) means “in addition; besides; other”.

How do you pronounce 另外?

另外 is pronounced lìngwài.

Which HSK level is 另外?

另外 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.

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Learn 另外 with its group

It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 67: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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