除了

chúle

preposition HSK 3 #626

Meanings

HSK 1

除了学习，你还有什么爱好？

Chúle xuéxí, nǐ hái yǒu shénme àihào?

Besides studying, what other hobbies do you have?

HSK 2

除了他以外，大家都来了。

Chúle tā yǐwài, dàjiā dōu lái le.

Apart from him, everyone came.

HSK 6

除了中文，他还会说日语。

Chúle Zhōngwén, tā hái huì shuō Rìyǔ.

Besides Chinese, he can also speak Japanese.

grammar

除了...以外，还/也... = besides X, also Y (inclusive). 除了...以外，都... = except for X, all Y (exclusive). The pattern after 除了 determines the meaning.

除 chú

了 le