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除了chú leapart from; besides; in addition to

HSK 3word

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除了 (chú le) means "apart from; besides; in addition to." It can leave someone out or add something more. It appears in 除了他,大家都来了。 (Apart from him, everyone came.) and 除了衣服,我还买了书。 (Besides clothes, I also bought books.) In the dialogue, A and B talk about a party and shopping.

What does 除了 mean?

  1. 1.

    apart from; besides; in addition topreposition

What do the characters in 除了 mean?

  • 除except
  • 了(completed action marker)

How do you use 除了?

See it in 除了他,大家都…… and 除了衣服,我还……

What are some examples of 除了 in a sentence?

  1. 除了他,大家都来了。

    Chúle tā, dàjiā dōu lái le.

    Apart from him, everyone came.

  2. 除了衣服,我还买了书。

    Chúle yīfu, wǒ hái mǎi le shū.

    Besides clothes, I also bought books.

How is 除了 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    昨天小王来你家了吗?

    Zuótiān Xiǎo Wáng lái nǐ jiā le ma?

    Did Xiao Wang come to your home yesterday?

  2. Speaker B:

    没有。除了他,大家都来了。

    Méiyǒu. Chúle tā, dàjiā dōu lái le.

    No. Apart from him, everyone came.

  3. Speaker A:

    我昨天去买东西了。

    Wǒ zuótiān qù mǎi dōngxi le.

    I went shopping yesterday.

  4. Speaker B:

    你买了什么?

    Nǐ mǎi le shénme?

    What did you buy?

  5. Speaker A:

    除了衣服,我还买了书。

    Chúle yīfu, wǒ hái mǎi le shū.

    Besides clothes, I also bought books.

Can you use 除了 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (apart from): ___他,大家都来了。 (Apart from him, everyone came.)
  2. 2.What does 除了衣服,我还买了书。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "apart from; besides"?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.