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除

chú · chu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 6Old HSK 5

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to get rid of
  2. to remove
  3. to exclude
  4. to eliminate
  5. to wipe out
  6. to divide
  7. except
  8. not including
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I eat everything except...

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)请客(qǐngkè)，你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)什么(shénme)？

    I am paying today. What do you want to eat?

  2. Dengdeng

    除了(chúle)香菜(xiāngcài)，我(wǒ)什么(shénme)都(dōu)吃(chī)。

    I eat everything except cilantro.

  3. Liangliang

    除了(chúle)香菜(xiāngcài)以外(yǐwài)，还有(háiyǒu)别的(biéde)吗(ma)？

    Besides cilantro, is there anything else?

  4. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)，别的(biéde)我(wǒ)都(dōu)爱吃(àichī)。

    No, I love everything else.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)我(wǒ)点(diǎn)一个(yīgè)香菜汤(xiāngcàitāng)。

    OK, then I will order a cilantro soup.

  6. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)！除了(chúle)这个(zhège)！

    Liangliang! Except that one!

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2 examples
01

除(chú)我(wǒ)以(yǐ)外(wài)每(měi)个(gè)人(rén)都(dōu)在(zài)歌(gē)唱(chàng)。

Everybody was singing except me.

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

02

除(chú)我(wǒ)以(yǐ)外(wài)，所(suǒ)有(yǒu)人(rén)都(dōu)醉(zuì)了(le)。

Everyone was drunk, except for me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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