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之外

zhī wài · zhi wai

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  1. outside
  2. excluding
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The old phone

  1. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)书包(shūbāo)好(hǎo)重(zhòng)，除了(chúle)书(shū)之外(zhīwài)，还(hái)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)？

    Your backpack is so heavy. Besides books, what else is in it?

  2. Dengdeng

    除了(chúle)书(shū)之外(zhīwài)，还(hái)有(yǒu)两本(liǎngběn)词典(cídiǎn)。

    Besides books, two dictionaries.

  3. Liangliang

    词典(cídiǎn)这么(zhème)重(zhòng)，怎么(zěnme)不(bù)用(yòng)手机(shǒujī)查(chá)？

    Dictionaries are heavy. Why not look things up on your phone?

  4. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)，除了(chúle)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)之外(zhīwài)，什么(shénme)都(dōu)不能(bùnéng)用(yòng)。

    Because my phone cannot do anything besides make calls.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)比(bǐ)词典(cídiǎn)还(hái)老(lǎo)！

    Then your phone is older than a dictionary!

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2 examples
01

除(chú)了(le)这(zhè)个(ge)之(zhī)外(wài)我(wǒ)会(huì)给(gěi)你(nǐ)任(rèn)何(hé)东(dōng)西(xi)。

I'll give you anything but this.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)挥(huī)着(zhe)她(tā)的(de)手(shǒu)，直(zhí)到(dào)火(huǒ)车(chē)消(xiāo)失(shī)在(zài)视(shì)线(xiàn)之(zhī)外(wài)。

She waved her hand until the train was out of sight.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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