Difference between revisions of "Expressing "except" and "in addition" with "chule… yiwai""

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*<em>除了</em> 英语 ,我 <strong>也</strong> 会 说 法语 和 西班牙语 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Chúle</em> Yīngyǔ, wǒ <strong>yě</strong> huì shuō Fǎyǔ hé Xībānyáyǔ.</span><span class="trans">In addition to English, I can also speak French and Spanish.</span>
 
*<em>除了</em> 英语 ,我 <strong>也</strong> 会 说 法语 和 西班牙语 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Chúle</em> Yīngyǔ, wǒ <strong>yě</strong> huì shuō Fǎyǔ hé Xībānyáyǔ.</span><span class="trans">In addition to English, I can also speak French and Spanish.</span>
 
*中国 的 功夫 明星 <em>除了</em> 成龙 ,李连杰 <strong>也</strong> 很 有名 。<span class="pinyin">Zhōngguó de gōngfu míngxīng <em>chúle</em> Chéng Lóng,  Lǐ Liánjié <strong>yě</strong> hěn yǒumíng.</span><span class="trans">In addition to Jackie Chen, Jet Li is also very famous as a Chinese kung fu star.</span>
 
*中国 的 功夫 明星 <em>除了</em> 成龙 ,李连杰 <strong>也</strong> 很 有名 。<span class="pinyin">Zhōngguó de gōngfu míngxīng <em>chúle</em> Chéng Lóng,  Lǐ Liánjié <strong>yě</strong> hěn yǒumíng.</span><span class="trans">In addition to Jackie Chen, Jet Li is also very famous as a Chinese kung fu star.</span>
*<em>除了</em> 运动 <em>以外</em> ,你 <strong>还</strong> 有 什么 爱好 ?<span class="pinyin"><em>Chúle</em> yùndòng <em>yǐwài</em>, nǐ <strong>hái</strong> yǒu shénme àihào ma?</span><span class="trans">In addition to sports, what other hobbies do you have?</span>
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*<em>除了</em> 运动 <em>以外</em> ,你 <strong>还</strong> 有 什么 爱好 ?<span class="pinyin"><em>Chúle</em> yùndòng <em>yǐwài</em>, nǐ <strong>hái</strong> yǒu shénme àihào?</span><span class="trans">In addition to sports, what other hobbies do you have?</span>
*<em>除了</em> 猫 和 狗 ,我 <strong></strong> 养 过 兔子 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Chúle</em> māo hé gǒu, wǒ xiǎoshíhou <strong></strong> yǎng guo tùzi.</span><span class="trans">In addition to cat and dog, I also had a rabbit when I was young.</span>
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*<em>除了</em> 猫 和 狗 ,我 <strong></strong> 养 过 兔子 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Chúle</em> māo hé gǒu, wǒ xiǎoshíhou <strong>hái</strong> yǎng guo tùzi.</span><span class="trans">In addition to a cat and a dog, I also had a rabbit.</span>
 
*<em>除了</em> 海鲜 <em>以外</em> ,你 <strong>还</strong> 对 什么 过敏 ?<span class="pinyin"><em>Chúle</em> hǎixiān <em>yǐwài</em>, nǐ <strong>hái</strong> duì shénme guòmǐn?</span><span class="trans">In addition to seafood, what else are you allergic to?</span>
 
*<em>除了</em> 海鲜 <em>以外</em> ,你 <strong>还</strong> 对 什么 过敏 ?<span class="pinyin"><em>Chúle</em> hǎixiān <em>yǐwài</em>, nǐ <strong>hái</strong> duì shénme guòmǐn?</span><span class="trans">In addition to seafood, what else are you allergic to?</span>
  

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Using 除了 (chúle)⋯⋯ 以外 (yǐwài), 都 (dōu)⋯⋯ will help you spruce up your sentences when you want to express "except," "besides," and "in addition." You may feel that "except" has a pretty different meaning form the other two. Well, read on!

Used as "Except"

Structure

除了⋯⋯ (以外), 都⋯⋯ is a pattern used to express "except." Make a special note of the 都!

除了 ⋯⋯ (+ 以外) ,Subj. + 都 ⋯⋯

Examples

  • 除了 他 ,我们 去 过 。Chúle tā , wǒmen dōu qù guo.Except for him, we've all been there.
  • 除了 白酒 ,别的 酒 他 喝 。Chúle báijiǔ, biéde jiǔ tā dōu hē.He can drink anything except white wine.
  • 除了 周末 ,老板 每天 加班 。Chúle zhōumò, lǎobǎn měi tiān dōu jiābān.Except for weekends, the boss works overtime everyday.
  • 除了 价格 以外 ,其他 方面 我们 很 满意 。 Chúle jiàgé yǐwài, qítā fāngmiàn wǒmen dōu hěn mǎnyì.Except for the price, we're satisfied with everything else.
  • 除了 政治 新闻 以外 ,其他 新闻 我 看 。Chúle zhèngzhì xīnwén yǐwài, qítā xīnwén wǒ dōu kàn.Except for political news, I read all the types of news.

An important note is that either 除了 or 以外 (usually it's 以外) can be omitted from the sentence without losing its meaning.

Used as "in Addition"

Structure

除了⋯⋯ (以外), 也/还⋯⋯ is a pattern used to express "in addition." Make a special note of the 也 or 还!

除了 ⋯⋯ (+ 以外) ,Subj. + 也 / 还 ⋯⋯

Examples

  • 除了 英语 ,我 会 说 法语 和 西班牙语 。Chúle Yīngyǔ, wǒ huì shuō Fǎyǔ hé Xībānyáyǔ.In addition to English, I can also speak French and Spanish.
  • 中国 的 功夫 明星 除了 成龙 ,李连杰 很 有名 。Zhōngguó de gōngfu míngxīng chúle Chéng Lóng, Lǐ Liánjié hěn yǒumíng.In addition to Jackie Chen, Jet Li is also very famous as a Chinese kung fu star.
  • 除了 运动 以外 ,你 有 什么 爱好 ?Chúle yùndòng yǐwài, nǐ hái yǒu shénme àihào?In addition to sports, what other hobbies do you have?
  • 除了 猫 和 狗 ,我 养 过 兔子 。Chúle māo hé gǒu, wǒ xiǎoshíhou hái yǎng guo tùzi.In addition to a cat and a dog, I also had a rabbit.
  • 除了 海鲜 以外 ,你 对 什么 过敏 ?Chúle hǎixiān yǐwài, nǐ hái duì shénme guòmǐn?In addition to seafood, what else are you allergic to?

See also

Sources and further reading

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