"Besides" in Chinese — 除了 (chú le)

除

了

chú le

besides

HSK 32 example sentences

Definitions

1besides
2apart from (... also...)
3in addition to
4except (for)

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除

了

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄨˊ

chú

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

˙ㄌㄜ

˙/ neutral toneㄌ/ lㄜ/ e

Example sentences

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他们解除了婚约。
tā men jiě chú le hūn yuē。
They called off their engagement.
她给花园除了草。
tā gěi huā yuán chú le cǎo。
She weeded the garden.

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Related words

了

(completed action marker)

除

chú

to get rid of

了解

liǎo jiě

to understand

为了

wèi le

for

除非

chú fēi

only if (..., or otherwise, ...)

除夕

chú xī

lunar New Year's Eve

删除

shān chú

to delete

极了

jí le

extremely

拆除

chāi chú

to tear down

得了

dé le

all right!

解除

jiě chú

to remove

排除

pái chú

to eliminate

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Besides in Chinese: 除了 (chú le)