此外
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
此外 (cǐwài) · besides
此外 (cǐwài) means “besides; in addition”. It is written with 2 characters: 此 (this) + 外 (outside). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 此外 is built
The characters
此 cǐ · this
What 此 is made of
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- ⺊ — structural part
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 上shàng — above
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 匕 gives the meaning, 止 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
外 wài · outside
What 外 is made of
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 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
我会说汉语，此外还会说英语。Wǒ huì shuō Hànyǔ, cǐwài hái huì shuō Yīngyǔ.I speak Chinese, and English as well.
这个房间很大，此外还很安静。Zhège fángjiān hěn dà, cǐwài hái hěn ānjìng.This room is big, and it's also quiet.
Questions about 此外
What does 此外 mean?
此外 (cǐwài) means “besides; in addition”.
How do you pronounce 此外?
此外 is pronounced cǐwài.
Which HSK level is 此外?
此外 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 因此yīncǐso
- 从此cóngcǐfrom then on
- 彼此bǐcǐeach other
- 岂有此理qǐyǒucǐlǐoutrageous
- 此次cǐcìthis time
- 此cǐthis
- 国外guówàiabroad
- 外边wàibianoutside
- 外国wàiguóforeign country
- 外语wàiyǔforeign language
Learn 此外 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 23: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.