除非

除非 chú fēi ㄔㄨˊ ㄈㄟ ceoi4 fei1 HSK 5 高階級 · Level 4

  • only if (..., or otherwise, ...)
  • only when
  • only in the case that
  • unless

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Example sentences

  • 除非我死了! Over my dead body.
  • 除非雨停了,我们才会出去。 We won't go out unless it stops raining.
  • 除非我問你,請你不要說話。 Don't speak till spoken to.
  • 除非有人跟他說話,他不說話。 He did not speak unless spoken to.
  • 除非你去做,否則你永遠不知道。 You'll never know unless you try.

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