再说 — “besides, what’s more”
Pattern: A，再说 B
再说 adds another reason after one has been given: 今天太晚了，再说外面还下着雨 “it’s too late today, and besides, it’s still raining”.
Examples
| 1 | 今天太晚了，再说外面还下着雨。 jīntiān tài wǎn le zàishuō wàimiàn hái xià zhe yǔ It’s too late today, and besides, it’s still raining. |
| 2 | 我不想去，再说我也没时间。 wǒ bù xiǎng qù zàishuō wǒ yě méi shíjiān I don’t want to go, and besides, I don’t have time. |
| 3 | 这件衣服太贵了，再说颜色我也不喜欢。 zhè jiàn yīfu tài guì le zàishuō yánsè wǒ yě bù xǐhuan This is too expensive, and I don’t like the colour anyway. |
Explanations and examples by Zitou. Pinyin added automatically and checked.