以外 yǐ wài

apart from

HSK 32 characters
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How 以外 is written

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Example sentences

How 以外 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 除了我以外,大家都很忙。

    chú le wǒ yǐ wài dà jiā dōu hěn máng

    Everybody is busy except me.

  • 除我以外,所有人都醉了。

    chú wǒ yǐ wài suǒ yǒu rén dōu zuì le

    Everyone was drunk, except for me.

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