Meaning
other; another; separate; separately
Chinese: 另外、另一个。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ling” becomes a different word in each tone. 另 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 另外lìng wàiadditional; in addition; besides; separate
- 另一方面lìng yī fāng miànon the other hand; another aspect
- 另一lìng yīanother ...; the other ...
- 另有lìng yǒuto have some other (reason etc)
- 另用lìng yòngdiversion
Example Sentence
这件不好，请给我另一件。Zhè jiàn bù hǎo, qǐng gěi wǒ lìng yí jiàn.This one is not good; please give me another one.
这Zhèthis件jiànitem不好bù hǎono good，请qǐngto ask给gěito我wǒI另一lìng yíanother ...件jiànitem。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
口 over 力, a graph split off from 別: it means ‘other, another, separate; in addition, besides, moreover’ (另外, 另一个, 另行).
A way to remember it
‘Other / separate / in addition’: 另外 (besides), 另一个 (another).