除了
Meanings
- 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[chu2 le5 ta1 , shei2 ye3 mei2 lai2] "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[chu2 le5 Ying1 yu3 , ta1 ye3 hui4 Fa3 yu3] "in addition to English, he also knows French")
- (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")
Its characters
In sentences
她给花园除了草。She weeded the garden. #2411928
我喜欢动物,除了猫。Apart from cats, I like animals. #1372498
除了我以外,大家都很忙。Everybody is busy except me. #684827
除了星期天我每一天都工作。I work every day except Sunday. #850360
除了语言,我也对技术感兴趣。Apart from languages, I'm also interested in technology. #899118
除了真相,我什么都不说。I speak nothing but the truth. #1020099