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额外

é wài · e wai

Traditional 額外

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. extra
  2. added
  3. additional
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Pancake with extra eggs

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)煎饼(jiānbǐng)要(yào)加(jiā)蛋(dàn)吗(ma)？

    Do you want an egg in your pancake?

  2. Dengdeng

    要(yào)！我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)额外(éwài)加(jiā)两个(liǎnggè)蛋(dàn)。

    Yes! I want two extra eggs.

  3. Liangliang

    两个(liǎnggè)？额外(éwài)的(de)蛋(dàn)要(yào)多(duō)收(shōu)四块(sìkuài)。

    Two? Extra eggs cost four more yuan.

  4. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)很(hěn)饿(è)。

    That is fine. I am very hungry today.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)不(bù)额外(éwài)加(jiā)了(le)，我(wǒ)吃(chī)你(nǐ)的(de)。

    Then I will not add anything extra. I will eat yours.

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2 examples
01

在(zài)句(jù)子(zi)中(zhōng)不(bú)要(yào)写(xiě)入(rù)额(é)外(wài)信(xìn)息(xī)，比(bǐ)如(rú)作(zuò)者(zhě)姓(xìng)名(míng)。

Don't write extra information, such as the name of the author, within the sentence.

Tatoeba: Chinese by gumblex · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

因(yīn)此(cǐ)，必(bì)须(xū)进(jìn)行(xíng)额(é)外(wài)的(de)测(cè)试(shì)以(yǐ)确(què)保(bǎo)完(wán)整(zhěng)的(de)安(ān)全(quán)性(xìng)。

As a consequence, additional tests must be carried out to ensure complete security.

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

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