除了

chú le

HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Preposition Very common

Definitions

1. besides
2. apart from (... also...)
3. in addition to
4. except (for)

Word relationships

Register variants

1 item

• 除开 chú kāi 除开 chú kāi besides regional variant of 除了, commonly used in southern China and Taiwan, interchangeable in informal speech: besides

Related words

2 items

• 此外 cǐ wài 此外 cǐ wài besides besides, in addition; more formal, used as a conjunction at the start of a clause: besides
• 连同 lián tóng 连同 lián tóng together with together with; indicates inclusion, often used with 除了 for emphasis: together with

Example Sentences

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除了 他，我们都去了。

Except for him, we all went.

除了 你以外，大家都来了。

Apart from you, everyone came.

你被開 除了 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13261598)

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Child Words of 除了

• 了 了 le: (completed action marker)
• 了 了 liǎo: (of eyes) bright
• 除 除 chú: to get rid of