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以外

yǐ wài
HSK 3.0 Level 3 Noun Common

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Definitions

  1. 1. apart from
  2. 2. other than
  3. 3. except for
  4. 4. external
  5. 5. outside of
  6. 6. on the other side of
  7. 7. beyond

Word relationships

Related words

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除了
chú le

besides

similar structure used for 'except for' or 'besides'

Synonyms

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之外
zhī wài

outside

in the sense of 'outside of' or 'apart from'

Usage notes

Collocations

Typically follows a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase. Often used in patterns like 除了...以外 (chúle...yǐwài) meaning 'apart from...'.

Example Sentences

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除了你 以外 ，大家都来了。
Apart from you, everyone came.

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Child Words of 以外

以
yǐ

to use

外
wài

outside