HSK 5 · Function Words

此外 cǐwài “besides” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 此外 means

  1. besides
  2. in addition
  3. moreover
  4. furthermore

How to say 此外

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale此cǐ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale外wài4th tone, falling

此外 in a sentence

  1. 此外，中国人喜欢睡午觉。

    Cǐwài, Zhōngguó rén xǐhuan shuì wǔjiào.

    Besides, Chinese people like to have an afternoon nap.

    Sentence #858953 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 此外，她有艺术家天赋。

    Cǐwài, tā yǒu yìshùjiā tiānfù.

    In addition, she has artistic talent.

    Sentence #6082513 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 此外 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 此 (cǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
此cǐthis; these
  • 止stop · zhǐSound part
  • 匕spoon · bǐMeaning part

匕 hints at the meaning (spoon); 止 (zhǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with cǐ.

The character 外 (wài) with each of its parts in a different colour
外wàioutside
  • 夕evening · xī
  • 卜divination · bǔ

Memory aidEvening 夕 beside a divination crack 卜. Picture fortune-telling done at night, out of doors: outside.

How to write 此外

此 6 strokes · 外 5 strokes

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此外 (cǐwài) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 此外 (cǐwài). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 此外

Words with 此

此cǐ · this因此yīncǐ · thus从此cóngcǐ · from now on彼此bǐcǐ · each other岂有此理qǐyǒucǐlǐ · outrageous

Words with 外

外边wàibian · outside外wài · outside外国wàiguó · foreign (country)外面wàimiàn · outside外卖wàimài · takeaway (food)外地wàidì · another part of the country外语wàiyǔ · foreign language以外yǐwài · apart from另外lìngwài · additional外公wàigōng · grandpa (mother’s father)

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不要紧búyàojǐn · unimportant册cè · book朝cháo · towards除非chúfēi · only if (…从而cóng'ér · thus单独dāndú · alone的确díquè · really顶dǐng · top

FAQs

此外 (cǐwài) means “besides” or “in addition”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it cǐwài: cǐ with a 3rd tone, then wài with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 此外 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type ciwai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 此外 from the suggestions. Typing ciwai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
此外 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.