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以外 (yǐ wài): except, besides

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: except, besides
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 3

Full definitions

apart from
other than
except for
external
outside of
on the other side of
beyond
apart from
other than
except for
outside of
beyond
on the other side of

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Character breakdown

HSK 5

to use

HSK 1

outside

Example sentences

Apart from him, everyone has arrived.

I don't want to go anywhere other than this place.

There is a small town ten kilometers away (beyond ten kilometers).

Except for weekends, I have to work every day.

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