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另一方面

lìng yī fāng miàn · ling yi fang mian

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Meaning

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  1. on the other hand
  2. another aspect
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New phone

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)买(mǎi)新(xīn)手机(shǒujī)，旧(jiù)手机(shǒujī)太(tài)慢(màn)了(le)。

    I want a new phone. My old one is too slow.

  2. Liangliang

    一方面(yīfāngmiàn)，新(xīn)手机(shǒujī)很(hěn)快(kuài)。另一方面(lìngyīfāngmiàn)，它(tā)很(hěn)贵(guì)。

    On one hand, a new phone is fast. On the other hand, it is expensive.

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，另一方面(lìngyīfāngmiàn)，旧(jiù)手机(shǒujī)还(hái)能(néng)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)。

    Right. On the other hand, the old phone can still make calls.

  4. Liangliang

    所以(suǒyǐ)你(nǐ)不用(bùyòng)买(mǎi)新(xīn)的(de)！

    So you do not need a new one!

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)另一方面(lìngyīfāngmiàn)，我(wǒ)真的(zhēnde)很(hěn)想要(xiǎngyào)。

    But on the other hand, I really want it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)份(fèn)工(gōng)作(zuò)收(shōu)入(rù)很(hěn)高(gāo)，另(lìng)一(yī)方(fāng)面(miàn)，压(yā)力(lì)也(yě)很(hěn)大(dà)。

This job pays very well; on the other hand, the pressure is also great.

02

学(xué)外(wài)语(yǔ)能(néng)开(kāi)阔(kuò)眼(yǎn)界(jiè)，另(lìng)一(yī)方(fāng)面(miàn)，也(yě)需(xū)要(yào)很(hěn)多(duō)时(shí)间(jiān)。

Learning a foreign language can broaden your horizons; on the other hand, it also requires a lot of time.

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另
lìng

other; another

一
yī

one; single

方
fāng

square; power or involution (math.)

面
miàn

face; side

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