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除非 (chú fēi) – only if (..., or otherwise, ...)

chú fēi

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

HSK 3.0 Level 52 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1only if (..., or otherwise, ...)
  2. 2only when
  3. 3only in the case that
  4. 4unless

Example sentences

See 除非 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 除非我死了！

    chú fēi wǒ sǐ le ！

    Over my dead body.

  • 除非雨停了，我们才会出去。

    chú fēi yǔ tíng le ， wǒ men cái huì chū qù 。

    We won't go out unless it stops raining.

Related words

除

chú

to get rid of

非

fēi

abbr. for 洲, Africa

非常

fēi cháng

very

除了

chú le

besides

除夕

chú xī

lunar New Year's Eve

删除

shān chú

to delete

拆除

chāi chú

to tear down

解除

jiě chú

to remove

排除

pái chú

to eliminate

消除

xiāo chú

to eliminate

并非

bìng fēi

really isn't

除去

chú qù

to eliminate

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