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Expressing "except" and "in addition" with 除了..以外 ("chúle… yǐwài")
除了 chúle
GrammarStructure
Translations
- sets something aside as an exception
Definition
表示排除或补充的固定结构，用于说明某事物被排除在外或另外添加。
A fixed structure expressing exclusion or addition, used to indicate that something is excluded or something else is added.
Usage
通常用于句首或主语后，'除了'后接被排除或补充的人或事物，'以外'可省略或替换为'外'。否定句中表示排除，肯定句中常与'还'、'也'等连用表示补充。
Usually placed at the beginning of a sentence or after the subject. '除了' is followed by the person or thing being excluded or added; '以外' can be omitted or replaced by '外'. In negative sentences, it indicates exclusion; in affirmative sentences, it is often used with '还' or '也' to indicate addition.
Examples
- 1 除了小明以外，其他人都来了。 (Except for Xiaoming, everyone else came.)
- 2 他除了会唱歌，还会跳舞。 (Besides singing, he can also dance.)
- 3 除了周末以外，我每天都要上班。 (I have to work every day except weekends.)
- 4 除了这本书，我还买了那本词典。 (In addition to this book, I also bought that dictionary.)
- 5 除了他以外，没有人知道真相。 (Apart from him, no one knows the truth.)
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