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除了

HSK 3

chúle

to be late; to arrive late

Alternative translations

  • à part
  • sauf

Explanation

(used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了[chu2 le5] + A + 就是[jiu4 shi4] + B, "either A or B")

Examples

除了他，誰也沒來。

chu2 le5 ta1 , shei2 ye3 mei2 lai2

Everyone but him didn't come.

除了英語，他也會法語。

chu2 le5 Ying1 yu3 , ta1 ye3 hui4 Fa3 yu3

Besides English, he also knows French.