之外

zhīwài

preposition HSK 5 #2,207

Meanings

Chú cǐ zhī wài, nǐ hái yǒu shénme wèntí?

Apart from this, do you have any other questions?

Zhè wánquán zài wǒ de yìliào zhī wài.

This was completely beyond my expectations.

Gōngzuò zhī wài, 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