除了 chú le

apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他,誰也沒來|除了他,谁也没来 "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語,他也會法語|除了英语,他也会法语 "in addition to English, he also knows French")

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How 除了 is written

chúto get rid of9 strokesFull guide →

Example sentences

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

  • 她给花园除了草。

    tā gěi huā yuán chú le cǎo

    She weeded the garden.

  • 我喜欢动物,除了猫。

    wǒ xǐ huan dòng wù chú le māo

    Apart from cats, I like animals.

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