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Definitions2 characters ; besides; addition (used exclude, 除了他，誰也沒來 除了他，谁也没来chu² le⁵ ta¹ , shei² ye³ mei² lai² "apart , came", include, 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 English, French")/(used introduce habitual alternatives pattern 除了chu² le⁵ + A + 就是jiu⁴ shi⁴ + B, "either A B")
Usage•••frequent
Pronunciations
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As word
1apart 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")
2apart 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")