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除非

chú fēi
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Conjunction Very common

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 除非

若要人不知，除非己莫为
ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi

If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.

Child Words of 除非

除
chú

to get rid of

非
fēi

to not be; not