Language Course

移动电信与网络服务Internet and mobile services in China

Sentence Patterns and Grammatical Explanations

1. 除了这三家大的供应商外, 有别的选择吗?

Chúle zhè sān jiā dà de gōngyìngshāng wài,hái yǒu bié de xuǎnzé ma?

Besides these three big providers, are there any other choices?

除了…还 is used to express “besides…also…”, e.g.

除了汉语,我会说英语。

Chúle Hànyǔ,wǒ hái huì shuō Yīngyǔ.

Besides Chinese I can also speak English.

2. 去网吧便宜方便。

Qù wǎngbā jì pián yi yòu fāngbiàn.

It is convenient and cheap as well to go to an internet cafe.

既…又 ”jì…yòu” is used to express “both…and…/…and…as well”, e.g.

这个饭馆的菜好吃,便宜。

Zhè ge fànguǎn de cài jì hǎo chī,yòu piányi.

The dishes of this restaurant are tasty and cheap as well.

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