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lìng · ling

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. other
  2. another
  3. separate
  4. separately
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Two roads to the park

  1. Liangliang

    去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)有(yǒu)两条路(liǎngtiáolù),你(nǐ)走(zǒu)哪条(nǎtiáo)?

    There are two roads to the park. Which one do you take?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)走(zǒu)这条(zhètiáo),你(nǐ)走(zǒu)另一条(lìngyītiáo)。

    I take this one and you take the other.

  3. Liangliang

    另一条(lìngyītiáo)路(lù)远(yuǎn)不(bù)远(yuǎn)?

    Is the other road far?

  4. Dengdeng

    另一条(lìngyītiáo)有点(yǒudiǎn)远(yuǎn),可是(kěshì)风景(fēngjǐng)好(hǎo)。

    The other one is a bit far, but the scenery is nice.

  5. Liangliang

    另外(lìngwài),我们(wǒmen)在(zài)哪个(nǎge)门(mén)见面(jiànmiàn)?

    By the way, which gate do we meet at?

  6. Dengdeng

    公园(gōngyuán)只有(zhǐyǒu)一个(yīgè)门(mén)啊(a)。

    The park only has one gate.

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2 examples
01

爱(ài),就(jiù)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)人(rén)把(bǎ)另(lìng)一(yí)个(gè)人(rén)的(de)心(xīn)揉(róu)碎(suì)的(de)过(guò)程(chéng)。

Love is the process of breaking and mending the heart of another.

Tatoeba: Chinese by popolady · English by ScarsAndStripes · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)无(wú)法(fǎ)想(xiǎng)象(xiàng)另(lìng)一(yí)个(gè)星(xīng)球(qiú)上(shàng)的(de)生(shēng)物(wù)。

I can't imagine what creatures living on another planet are like.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by fengli · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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