除了

chúle

preposition HSK 3 #626

Meanings

Chúle Zhōngwén, tā hái huì shuō Rìyǔ.

Besides Chinese, he can also speak Japanese.

Chúle tā yǐwài, dàjiā dōu lái le.

Apart from him, everyone came.

Chúle xuéxí, nǐ hái yǒu shénme àihào?

Besides studying, what other hobbies do you have?

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