The Chinese word 除了 is a preposition that means “except for” or “apart from”. It is commonly used to indicate an exception or exclusion in a sentence. For example, “除了他以外，所有人都来了” means “Everyone came except for him”.
Translation
Conjunction: except for, apart from, besides
Pronunciation
Example Sentences
| Chinese | Pinyin | Engish |
|---|---|---|
| 除了你，我一个人去不了那里 | chúle nǐ, wǒ yīgè rén qù bùliǎo nàlǐ | Except for you, I can’t go there alone |
| 除了这个问题，其他的都解决了 | chúle zhège wèntí, qítā de dōu jiějuéle | Apart from this problem, everything else has been solved |
| 除了这个，我还有其他的选择 | chúle zhège, wǒ hái yǒu qítā de xuǎnzé | Besides this, I have other options |
| 除了明天，你什么时候有时间？ | chúle míngtiān, nǐ shénme shíhou yǒu shíjiān? | Except for tomorrow, when do you have time? |
| 除了这个地方，我还没去过别的地方 | chúle zhège dìfāng, wǒ hái méi qù guò bié de dìfāng | Except for this place, I haven’t been to any other places |
| 除了你，没有人知道这个秘密 | chúle nǐ, méiyǒu rén zhīdào zhège mìmì | Except for you, no one knows this secret |
| 除了这个餐厅，我不知道还有哪里可以吃好吃的牛排 | chúle zhège cāntīng, wǒ bù zhīdào hái nǎlǐ kěyǐ chī hǎochī de niúpái | Apart from this restaurant, I don’t know where else to eat a good steak |
HSK
除了 is part of HSK Level 3 in both HSK 2.0 and HSK 3.0.
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