除了
除了 HSK 3 進階級 · Level 3
- apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，除了他 (誰也沒來)，谁也没来 "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語，除了英语 (他也會法語)，他也会法语 "in addition to English, he also knows French")
- (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了 + A + 就是 + B, "either A or B")
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 除 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.
Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.
Character breakdown
Example sentences
- 他們解除了婚約。 They called off their engagement.
- 她给花园除了草。 She weeded the garden.
- 他被學校開除了。 The school expelled him.
- 海啸的警报解除了。 The tsunami alert was cancelled.
- 除了瑪麗沒有人來。 No one came except Mary.
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