HSK 4Lesson 60
A new city library has opened. You will hear a friend recommend it, read its opening notice aloud, get a library card at the desk, and discuss an article about it with a teacher.
You will learn to join ideas and add information: not only but also, in addition, first and second, and the written linking words used in notices and articles.
Part 1 · 10 new words
Contains 4 words
not only
not only (spoken)
and also; moreover
and (written); actually (before a negative)
Contains 3 words
besides; in addition (written)
in addition; besides
Contains 3 words
second; next
first; first of all
Part 2 · 9 phrases
这个手机不仅很便宜，而且拍照也很清楚。
This phone is not only cheap, but the photos are sharp too.
不光我喜欢，我们班的同学都喜欢她唱的歌。
It's not just me; everyone in our class likes her songs.
他打开电脑，并且给老师发了一封邮件。
He turned on his computer and also sent the teacher an email.
北京有很多公园。此外，还有不少有名的书店。
Beijing has a lot of parks. In addition, there are quite a few famous bookstores.
学汉语，首先要多听，其次要多说。
To learn Chinese, first listen a lot, and second, speak a lot.
路很远，加上下雨，我们到得很晚。
The road was long, and on top of that it rained, so we arrived late.
Part 3 · 4 conversations
Anne asks Liu Xiaoxue about the city library that has just opened, and they arrange to go together on Saturday.
安妮Anne
小雪，你去过新开的城市图书馆吗？
Xiaoxue, have you been to the new city library?
刘小雪Liu Xiaoxue
去过了，昨天下午我在那儿看了半天书。那儿不光书多，环境也特别好。
Yes, I spent ages reading there yesterday afternoon. It doesn't just have lots of books; the surroundings are really nice too.
Part 4 · 4 points
不仅/不光……，还/而且……、……，并且……
Use 不仅bùjǐn or the casual 不光bùguāng + A, then 而且érqiě, 还hái or 也yě + B; 并且bìngqiě adds a further point.
Say not only … but also
Subject + 不仅bùjǐn + A，而且érqiě + B.
plus; on top of that
and; with (written)
我要买苹果，另外再买一些牛奶。
I want to buy apples, and also some milk.
我并不累，你们先休息吧。
I'm not tired at all; you go ahead and rest.
学习与休息一样重要。
Studying and resting are equally important.
安妮Anne
我听说去的人很多，会不会不太安静？
I heard lots of people go. Isn't it a bit noisy?
刘小雪Liu Xiaoxue
不会。图书馆不仅很大，而且很安静，每层都有看书的地方。
Not at all. The library is not only big but also quiet, and every floor has places to read.
安妮Anne
离学校远不远？
Is it far from school?
刘小雪Liu Xiaoxue
坐地铁三站就到了。另外，一楼还有一家咖啡店，看书看累了可以去喝杯咖啡。
Just three stops on the subway. Also, there's a café on the ground floor, so when you're tired of reading you can get a coffee.
安妮Anne
太好了，那这个星期六我们一起去吧。
Great, then let's go together this Saturday.
刘小雪Liu Xiaoxue
行，上午九点我在地铁站等你。
OK, I'll wait for you at the subway station at nine in the morning.
Liu Ming reads the library's opening notice aloud to Li Wen, and they decide to book study-room seats online.
刘明Liu Ming
你看，图书馆门口有一张通知：“新图书馆从这个月一号起正式开门，所有人都可以免费借书，并可以免费上网。”
Look, there's a notice at the library entrance: "The new library officially opens from the first of this month. Everyone may borrow books free of charge and may also use the internet free of charge."
李文Li Wen
免费上网？那太方便了。下面还写了什么？
Free internet? That's really convenient. What else does it say?
刘明Liu Ming
“此外，三楼有自习室与会议室，大家可以免费使用。”
"In addition, study rooms and meeting rooms on the third floor are free for everyone to use."
李文Li Wen
太好了。咱们家旁边那条马路车太多，我一直找不到安静的地方复习。
Great. There's too much traffic on the road by our apartment, and I've never been able to find a quiet place to revise.
刘明Liu Ming
但是最后一句说：“自习室座位不多，而来学习的人很多，请提前在网上订座位。”
But the last line says: "Study-room seats are limited, while many people come to study, so please book a seat online in advance."
李文Li Wen
那我们现在就上网订两个座位吧。
Then let's go online and book two seats right now.
Bai Jiayue asks a librarian how to get a library card and how many books students can borrow, then fills in the form.
白家月Bai Jiayue
您好，我想办一张借书证，要准备什么？
Hello, I'd like to get a library card. What do I need?
工作人员Librarian
首先，请给我看一下您的身份证或者学生证；其次，填写一下这张表；然后在这儿照相就行了。
First, please show me your ID card or student card; second, fill in this form; then we take a photo here and that's it.
白家月Bai Jiayue
要交钱吗？
Do I have to pay?
工作人员Librarian
不用，学生办证是免费的。我们这儿离大学近，加上不要钱，所以来办证的学生特别多。
No, the card is free for students. We're close to the university, and on top of that it's free, so lots of students come to get a card.
白家月Bai Jiayue
那学生一次能借几本？能借多长时间？
So how many books can a student borrow at a time, and for how long?
工作人员Librarian
学生一次能借十本，并且每本可以借一个月。
Students can borrow ten at a time, and they can keep each one for a month.
白家月Bai Jiayue
好，这是我的学生证，我现在就填写表格。
Good, here's my student card. I'll fill in the form now.
Teacher Wang gives Liu Ming feedback on the article about the new library that he wrote for the school newspaper.
王老师Teacher Wang
刘明，你给学校报纸写的那篇文章我看了。“老图书馆又小又旧，而新图书馆又大又亮”，这句写得很好。
Liu Ming, I've read the article you wrote for the school paper. "The old library was small and run-down, whereas the new library is big and bright" is a very good sentence.
刘明Liu Ming
谢谢老师！还有哪儿需要改吗？
Thank you! Is there anything I need to change?
王老师Teacher Wang
有一个地方不对。你写图书馆星期一不开门，其实它星期一并不关门，只是上午不开。
One thing is wrong. You wrote that the library is closed on Mondays, but actually it isn't closed on Mondays; it just doesn't open in the morning.
刘明Liu Ming
是吗？这是我听同学说的，我没有自己去问。
Really? I heard that from a classmate; I didn't go and ask myself.
王老师Teacher Wang
写文章以前，最好自己去看一看。另外，文章的名字《新图书馆与我们的学习生活》很好，不用改。
Before writing an article, it's best to go and see for yourself. Also, the title "The New Library and Our Study Life" is very good; no need to change it.
刘明Liu Ming
好，我明天就去图书馆问清楚，把文章改好再交给您。
OK, I'll go to the library tomorrow to check, fix the article and then hand it in to you.
In 图书馆不仅很大，而且很安静túshūguǎn bùjǐn hěn dà, érqiě hěn ānjìng, both points are good things about the library.
In sentences
Same subject
这家饭馆不仅菜好吃，而且价格也不贵。
This restaurant not only has good food, but its prices aren't high either.
One subject, so 不仅bùjǐn comes after it; 而且érqiě opens the second point.
Different subjects
不仅学生喜欢这个图书馆，老人也常来这儿看报纸。
It isn't only students who like this library; older people often come here to read the paper too.
The subjects differ, so 不仅bùjǐn goes before the first subject and 也yě follows the second.
Casual, with 还
他不光会说中文，还会写不少汉字。
Not only can he speak Chinese; he can also write quite a few characters.
不光bùguāng in a chat, 还hái for the second point.
With 并且
请大家明天早上八点到，并且带好自己的学生证。
Please arrive at eight tomorrow morning, and bring your student card.
并且bìngqiě adds a further instruction for the same people.
A：你为什么喜欢这家咖啡店？ B：不光咖啡好喝，服务员也很热情。
A: Why do you like this café? B: Not only is the coffee good, the staff are friendly too.
李文不仅帮刘明订了座位，并且提醒他早点儿去。
Li Wen not only booked a seat for Liu Ming but also reminded him to go early.
不仅bùjǐn and the more casual 不光bùguāng introduce a first point and signal that more is coming. The second clause starts with 而且érqiě, or uses 还hái or 也yě after its subject: 图书馆不仅很大，而且很安静túshūguǎn bùjǐn hěn dà, érqiě hěn ānjìng; 不光书多，环境也特别好bùguāng shū duō, huánjìng yě tèbié hǎo. When both clauses share a subject, 不仅bùjǐn comes after the subject; when the subjects differ, 不仅bùjǐn goes before the first subject. 并且bìngqiě joins a further action or fact to what came before, usually with the same subject: 学生一次能借十本，并且每本可以借一个月xuésheng yí cì néng jiè shí běn, bìngqiě měi běn kěyǐ jiè yí ge yuè. Point B should add to A, not contrast with it.
连词 并 / 而 / 与
In notices and articles, 与yǔ joins nouns, 并bìng joins verb phrases, and 而ér sets two facts against each other.
Contrast two facts in writing
Clause A，而ér + clause B.
In 老图书馆又小又旧，而新图书馆又大又亮lǎo túshūguǎn yòu xiǎo yòu jiù, ér xīn túshūguǎn yòu dà yòu liàng, 而ér contrasts old and new.
Correct a wrong idea
Subject + 并bìng + 不/没bù/méi + verb.
In 它星期一并不关门tā xīngqīyī bìng bù guānmén, the teacher corrects a mistake.
In sentences
And (nouns)
考试的时间与地点，请看下面的通知。
For the time and place of the exam, please see the notice below.
与yǔ joins two nouns in a written notice.
And also (verbs)
请在三号以前填写好这张表，并交给王老师。
Please fill in this form before the third and hand it to Teacher Wang.
并bìng joins two verb phrases with the same subject.
Whereas
南方冬天还很暖和，而北方已经下雪了。
It's still warm in the south in winter, whereas it's already snowing in the north.
而ér sets two facts against each other.
Actually not
这个问题并不难，你再好好想一想。
This question actually isn't hard; think about it again carefully.
并不bìng bù corrects the idea that it is hard.
A：你觉得这本书难吗？ B：我并不觉得难，只是字有点儿多。
These three words belong to written Chinese: notices, titles, reports and articles. 与yǔ is a written 和hé and joins nouns only: 自习室与会议室zìxíshì yǔ huìyìshì; it is very common in titles such as 新图书馆与我们的学习生活xīn túshūguǎn yǔ wǒmen de xuéxí shēnghuó. 并bìng joins two verb phrases with the same subject: 所有人都可以免费借书，并可以免费上网suǒyǒu rén dōu kěyǐ miǎnfèi jiè shū, bìng kěyǐ miǎnfèi shàngwǎng. 而ér sets two clauses side by side, usually in contrast: 老图书馆又小又旧，而新图书馆又大又亮lǎo túshūguǎn yòu xiǎo yòu jiù, ér xīn túshūguǎn yòu dà yòu liàng. In everyday speech, people use 和hé, 还hái and 但是dànshì instead. One use of
首先……，其次/然后……
首先shǒuxiān opens a list of steps or points, 其次qícì gives the second, and 然后ránhòu or 最后zuìhòu gives what comes next or last.
Steps in order
Mark each step at the start of its clause.
其次qícì only works after 首先shǒuxiān or 第一dì-yī.
In sentences
Ranking reasons
我选这个房子，首先是因为离学校近，其次是价格也不贵。
I chose this apartment first because it's close to school, and second because the price isn't high.
其次qícì ranks the second reason; 然后ránhòu would not fit here.
Two steps in time
首先要办一张借书证，然后就可以借书了。
First you need to get a library card, and then you can borrow books.
然后ránhòu gives the next step in time.
After the subject
写文章以前，我们首先要自己去看一看。
Before writing an article, we should first go and see for ourselves.
首先shǒuxiān can follow the subject.
A：怎么去图书馆？ B：首先坐地铁，然后走五分钟就到了。
A: How do I get to the library? B: First take the metro, then walk five minutes.
安妮选新图书馆，首先是因为安静，其次是离家近。
Anne chose the new library first because it is quiet, and second because it is close to home.
When you explain a procedure or give several points, 首先shǒuxiān, 'first of all', marks the first one. 其次qícì, 'second, next', marks the second point; it is a little formal and suits instructions, rules and speeches. 然后ránhòu, which you already know, says what happens next in time, and 最后zuìhòu marks the last step. The librarian lists three steps this way: 首先给我看一下学生证shǒuxiān gěi wǒ kàn yíxià xuéshēngzhèng, first show me your student card; 其次填写一下这张表qícì tiánxiě yíxià zhè zhāng biǎo, second fill in this form; 然后照相ránhòu zhàoxiàng, then have a photo taken. These words usually stand at the start of their clause, often followed by a comma; 首先shǒuxiān can also come right after the subject: 我们首先要…… (wǒmen shǒuxiān yào……). The difference: 其次qícì ranks points (first, second), while
连词 此外 / 另外 / 并且 / 加上
此外cǐwài and 另外lìngwài start a sentence that adds one more point: 此外cǐwài in writing, 另外lìngwài in speech too. 加上jiāshàng adds one more reason that leads to a result.
One more point
Start a new sentence with 此外cǐwài in writing or 另外lìngwài in speech.
另外lìngwài often pairs with 还hái in the new point.
One more reason
加上jiāshàng adds a second reason, and a result follows.
Without a result, 加上jiāshàng sounds unfinished.
In sentences
In a notice
本图书馆周一到周五早上八点开门。此外，周末上午也开门。
The library opens at 8 a.m. Monday to Friday. In addition, it is also open on weekend mornings.
此外cǐwài opens a new sentence in a written notice.
In speech
我要一杯咖啡。另外，再来一个面包。
I'd like a coffee. Also, a bread roll, please.
另外lìngwài adds one more thing when ordering.
Another one
这件太小了，能给我拿另外一件吗？
This one is too small. Could you get me another one?
另外lìngwài before a measure word means another.
Two reasons
今天下大雨，加上路上车多，所以我迟到了半个小时。
It was pouring today, and on top of that the traffic was heavy, so I was half an hour late.
加上jiāshàng adds a second reason, 所以suǒyǐ gives the result.
These words add something to what has just been said, each in its own way. 此外cǐwài, 'in addition', is written and formal; it stands at the head of a sentence in notices, reports and articles: 此外，三楼有自习室与会议室cǐwài, sān lóu yǒu zìxíshì yǔ huìyìshì. 另外lìngwài, 'also, besides', does the same job in both speech and writing, and often pairs with 还hái: 另外，一楼还有一家咖啡店lìngwài, yī lóu hái yǒu yì jiā kāfēidiàn. 另外lìngwài can also go before a measure word or noun to mean another, other: 另外一个lìngwài yí ge. 加上jiāshàng, 'plus, on top of that', is different: it adds a second reason, and together the reasons lead to a result, usually given with 所以suǒyǐ or 就jiù:
A: Do you find this book hard? B: Not at all; it just has a lot of characters.
新图书馆与老图书馆不一样，这里很大，也很亮。
The new library is different from the old one: it is big and bright.
“此外，三楼有自习室与会议室，大家可以免费使用。”
"In addition, study rooms and meeting rooms on the third floor are free for everyone to use."
Why it matters · 与yǔ joins two nouns in the notice.
A: What would you like? B: A bowl of noodles. Also, a cup of tea.
新图书馆离地铁站近，加上书又多，所以每天都有很多人来。
The new library is near the metro and has many books besides, so many people come every day.
坐地铁三站就到了。另外，一楼还有一家咖啡店，看书看累了可以去喝杯咖啡。
Just three stops on the subway. Also, there's a café on the ground floor, so when you're tired of reading you can get a coffee.
Why it matters · Liu Xiaoxue adds one more point with 另外lìngwài and 还hái.
