What does 除了 mean in Chinese?
除了 (chúle) means apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，谁也没来 "apart from him, nobody….
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
除了
apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，谁也没来 "apart from him, nobody…
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，谁也没来 "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英语，他也会法语 "in addition to English, he also kn…
02
(used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了 chúle + A + 就是 jiùshì + B, "either A or B")
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 除了
How do you pronounce 除了?
除了 is pronounced chúle.
Is 除了 an HSK word?
除了 is on the HSK 3 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 除了?
除了 is used as a 介词 (preposition) in Chinese.
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