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除非 (chú fēi): unless

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 6conjunction

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: unless
Characters: 2
Part of speech: conjunction
HSK level: HSK 6

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only if (...

Chinese explanation

表示唯一的条件，相当于“只有”，常与“才”“否则”“不然”等搭配使用，说明必须满足前面的条件，后面的结果才能成立
也用于强调某种情况是例外，相当于“除了……以外”。

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Character breakdown

HSK 6

to get rid of

HSK 7

abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1]

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