除非

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Chinese

remove; do away with; wipe out
remove; do away with; wipe out; divide; except
 
(be) not; wrong; blame
(be) not; wrong; blame; Africa
 
trad. (除非)
simp. #(除非)

Pronunciation


Conjunction

除非

  1. unless
    除非另有說明除非另有说明  ―  chúfēi lìngyǒu shuōmíng  ―  unless otherwise specified
  2. only if; only when
    人生美滿除非世上離別 [Ci, trad.]
    人生美满除非世上离别 [Ci, simp.]
    From: 劉克莊, 滿江紅
    Ruò yào rénshēng cháng měimǎn, chúfēi shì shàng wú líbié.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Preposition

除非

  1. except; except for

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (除非):
  • Vietnamese: trừ phi (除非)