除
外

To exclude in Chinese: 除外 (chú wài)

chú wài

to exclude

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to exclude
  2. 2not including sth (when counting or listing)
  3. 3except for

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除
外

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄨˊ

chú

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

ㄨㄞˋ

wài

ㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 商店每天都开门，节日除外。

    shāng diàn měi tiān dōu kāi mén， jié rì chú wài。

    The store is open every day, holidays excepted.

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Related words

外

wài

outside

除

chú

to get rid of

除了

chú le

besides

另外

lìng wài

additional

除非

chú fēi

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

除夕

chú xī

lunar New Year's Eve

此外

cǐ wài

besides

格外

gé wài

especially

删除

shān chú

to delete

外交

wài jiāo

diplomacy

意外

yì wài

unexpected

国外

guó wài

abroad

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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