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Offer Alternatives! Learn "Other" in Mandarin Chinese --学中文

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Sometimes we just can't agree. Instead of just saying "no", you can
 learn here how to suggest an alternative by saying "other" in Chinese!

别的 (biéde) = other
别的 (biéde) is used before a noun and means "other things" and "other people"
The structure is: 别的 (biéde) + noun
Examples:
别的人 (biéde rén) = other people
别的超市 ((biéde chāoshì) = other supermarkets
别的房间 (biéde fángjiān) = other rooms
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When the noun after 别的 (biéde) is 人 (rén): "别的人 (biéde rén) = other people", you can omit "人 (rén)" and just say 别人 (biérén) instead of  "别的人 (biéde rén).

 别人 (biérén) = other people or someone else
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When using 别的 (biéde) in context, you can omit the noun after 别的 (biéde) if it's inferred and already known. 

For example, if a friend asks you to watch a particular movie but you aren't interested, you can respond without mentioning the  name of the particular movie or even "movie" in general:

Wǒmen kěyǐ kàn biéde ma?
我们可以看别的吗? 
Can we watch another one/something else?

We don't have to say "别的电影 (biéde diànyǐng) another movie", we can simply 
say "别的 (biéde)".
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