except; besides; apart from
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplespreposition
except; apart from; excluding
informalUsed to introduce an exception. Slightly more informal and less common than '除了 (chúle)', often used in spoken language. Can be followed by '以外' for emphasis.
Chú除
kāi开
Xiǎo小
Wáng王
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
dào到
le了
。
Except for Xiao Wang, everyone has arrived.
Chú除
kāi开
xià下
yǔ雨
tiān天
，
tā他
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
qù去
pǎo跑
bù步
。
Apart from rainy days, he goes running every day.
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Zhè这
lǐ里
de的
cài菜
wǒ我
dōu都
ài爱
chī吃
，
chú除
kāi开
là辣
de的
。
I love all the dishes here, except for the spicy ones.
Chú除
kāi开
tā他
zì自
jǐ己
，
méi没
rén人
xiāng相
xìn信
zhè这
ge个
gù故
shi事
。
No one believes this story except for him.