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HSK 6 Connectors & compound sentences

另外 / 至于

Besides / as for (connector 另外/至于)

Structure … 。另外,+ separate point | … 。至于 + topic,+ comment

另外 (lìng wài) and 至于 (zhì yú) structure discourse at the start of a sentence or paragraph. 另外 adds a separate point, distinct from what came before: "besides, moreover". 至于 shifts topic and picks it up as a new matter: "as for, as regards", often deferring or relativizing that point (至于细节,下次再谈 = "as for the details, we'll talk another time"). They are transition connectors of cultured register, common in essays and formal speech; 至于 is always followed by the topic it reintroduces.

Examples

  • 结jié论lùn已yǐ经jīng很hěn明míng确què;至zhì于yú细xì节jié,我wǒ们men下xià次cì再zài谈tán。

    The conclusion is already clear; as for the details, we'll discuss them next time.

  • 这zhè个ge方fāng案àn成chéng本běn太tài高gāo;另lìng外wài,时shí间jiān也yě来lái不bù及jí。

    This plan costs too much; besides, there isn't enough time either.

  • 至zhì于yú谁shéi来lái负fù责zé,目mù前qián还hái没méi有yǒu定dìng论lùn。

    As for who will be in charge, there's no firm conclusion yet.

  • 报bào名míng已yǐ经jīng截jié止zhǐ;另lìng外wài,请qǐng注zhù意yì缴jiǎo费fèi的de最zuì后hòu期qī限xiàn。

    Registration has closed; besides, please note the final payment deadline.

Levels are indicative: they follow the standard Chinese Grammar Wiki (AllSet Learning) progression, not an official HSK 3.0 mapping. We never assign levels by eye.

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