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除非

chú fēi · chu fei

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Meaning

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  1. only if (..., or otherwise, ...)
  2. only when
  3. only in the case that
  4. unless
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The kite will not fly

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)风(fēng)太(tài)小(xiǎo)，风筝(fēngzhēng)飞(fēi)不(bù)起来(qǐlai)。

    The wind is too weak today. The kite cannot fly.

  2. Liangliang

    除非(chúfēi)我们(wǒmen)跑(pǎo)得(de)很(hěn)快(kuài)。

    Unless we run very fast.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)试试(shìshì)！一(yī)，二(èr)，三(sān)！

    Then let us try! One, two, three!

  4. Liangliang

    飞(fēi)起来(qǐlai)了(le)！

    It is flying!

  5. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！再(zài)跑(pǎo)一(yī)圈(quān)吧(ba)。

    Great! Let us run one more lap.

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不(bù)跑(pǎo)了(le)，除非(chúfēi)你(nǐ)请(qǐng)我(wǒ)喝水(hēshuǐ)。

    I will not run any more, unless you buy me a drink.

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2 examples
01

除(chú)非(fēi)是(shì)你(nǐ)做(zuò)饭(fàn)，否(fǒu)则(zé)我(wǒ)是(shì)不(bú)会(huì)吃(chī)的(de)。

I won't eat it unless you cooked it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)不(bú)会(huì)原(yuán)谅(liàng)你(nǐ)，除(chú)非(fēi)你(nǐ)真(zhēn)诚(chéng)地(de)道(dào)歉(qiàn)。

I won’t forgive you unless you apologise sincerely.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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