额外 éwài extra
extra; added; additional
How to remember 额外: 额 forehead + 外 outside = extra.
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How it is used
- Extra / additional - beyond the standard amount - 额外收费 (éwài shōufèi) an extra charge; 额外的负担 an added burden.
- Very common attributive/adverb: 额外的工作, 额外奖励. Means over and above what's normal or required.
- Near-synonym 另外 (lìngwài, separately/besides) - 额外 specifically stresses 'extra, on top of the base'.
Example sentences
- 电池要额外付钱。 Diànchí yào éwài fùqián.You need to pay extra for the batteries.
- 我们做这事没有额外报酬。 Wǒmen zuò zhèshì méiyǒu éwài bàochóu.We won't get paid extra for doing this.