之外

zhīwài

preposition HSK 5 #2,207

Meanings

除此之外，你还有什么问题？

Chúcǐzhīwài, nǐ háiyǒu shénme wèntí?

Apart from this, do you have any other questions?

这完全在我的意料之外。

Zhè wánquán zài wǒ de yìliàozhīwài.

This was completely beyond my expectations.

工作之外，他喜欢弹吉他。

Gōngzuò zhīwài, tā xǐhuan tán jítā.

Outside of work, he likes to play guitar.

grammar

除...之外 is a key pattern meaning 'apart from/besides.' It can mean either 'excluding' or 'in addition to' depending on context.

usage

意料之外 (beyond expectation) and 计划之外 (outside the plan) are common set phrases.

之 zhī

外 wài