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额外

éwài

additional; extra

A tray with coffee and an extra small jug of milk
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Characters in this word

额 é

Strokes
15
Radical
页 — page, sheet, leaf
Made of
客 guest, traveller 页 page, sheet, leaf
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 额

外 wài

Strokes
5
Radical
夕 — evening, night, dusk
Made of
夕 evening, night, dusk 卜 divination, fortune-telling
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 如果项目延期,供应商会要求支付额外的仓储费用。 Rúguǒ xiàngmù yánqī, gōngyìngshāng huì yāoqiú zhīfù éwài de cāngchǔ fèiyòng. If the project is delayed, the supplier will demand additional warehousing fees.
  • 周末加班,公司会给我额外的补贴。 Zhōumò jiābān, gōngsī huì gěi wǒ éwài de bǔtiē. For working overtime at the weekend, the company gives me an extra allowance.
  • 点咖啡的时候,他额外要了一份牛奶。 Diǎn kāfēi de shíhou, tā éwài yào le yí fèn niúnǎi. When ordering coffee, he asked for an extra portion of milk.

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