再说 (besides / what's more)
IntroducedAn extra reason differs from postponing speech
- You reject a purchase because it is expensive and you dislike it.
- too太expensive贵(completed / change)了，besides再说I我also也not不like喜欢。 — besides再说 adds a further reason supporting rejection.
You reject a purchase because it is expensive and you dislike it. What does 太贵了，再说我也不喜欢。 communicate?
再说 adds a further reason supporting rejection. 以后再说 instead means discussing it later. The whole construction distinguishes the connector from the literal verb phrase.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is besides再说 (besides / what's more). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
too太expensive贵了，besides再说I我also也not不like喜欢。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Too expensive — besides, I don't like it: 太贵了，____ 我也不喜欢。
… ，再说 … adds a clinching reason: 再说我也不喜欢.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, too太expensive贵(completed / change)了，besides再说I我also也not不like喜欢。: besides再说 adds a further reason supporting rejection.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
What does 再说 add?
再说 piles on justification, strengthening your point.
Know the boundary
- after以后besides再说 instead means discussing it later.
- The whole construction distinguishes the connector from the literal verb phrase.
再说 adds a supporting reason, not merely another list item.
Yes — it's “besides / what's more”, a clinching reason.
In the opening situation: 再说 adds a further reason supporting rejection.
以后再说 instead means discussing it later. The whole construction distinguishes the connector from the literal verb phrase. 再说 adds a further reason supporting rejection.
Use the distinction
- besides再说 adds a further reason supporting rejection.
- after以后besides再说 instead means discussing it later. The whole construction distinguishes the connector from the literal verb phrase.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Conjunctions.
You reject a purchase because it is expensive and you dislike it. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.