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除了 (chú le): except, besides

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3preposition

Word info

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

Full definitions

apart from
besides
in addition to (used to exclude
apart from
besides
in addition to (used to exclude or include)
except for
other than

Chinese explanation

表示把某个人或事物排除在外，后面常跟“都”或“外”配合使用
也用来表示在某个范围之外还有别的，相当于“除了……以外，还……”
还可以表示唯一的选择或条件，常与“就是”连用。

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Character breakdown

HSK 6

to get rid of

HSK 1

(completed action marker)

Example sentences

Except for Xiao Wang, everyone else came.

Besides Chinese, he can also speak English.

Except for Sunday, we work every day.

Apart from this method, there is no other choice.

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