Chinese symbol for “besides”
此外
cǐ wài
besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
The closest CC-CEDICT match for besides is 此外 (cǐ wài), defined as: besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “besides”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 并且 (並且) | bìng qiě | and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition |
| 除了 | chú le | apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，誰也沒來|除了他，谁也没来[chu2 le5 ta1 , shei2 ye3 mei2 lai2] "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語，他也會法語|除了英 |
| 另外 | lìng wài | additional; in addition |
| 除开 (除開) | chú kāi | besides; except |
| 再者 | zài zhě | moreover; besides |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 此外.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 因此 | yīn cǐ | thus; consequently; as a result |
| 如此 | rú cǐ | like this; so; such |
| 此次 | cǐ cì | this time |
| 彼此 | bǐ cǐ | each other; one another |
| 此时 (此時) | cǐ shí | now; this moment |
| 另外 | lìng wài | additional; in addition |
| 外国 (外國) | wài guó | foreign country |
| 国外 (國外) | guó wài | abroad; external (affairs) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “besides”.
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