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除非

chú fēi

HSK 5 2-character word

What 除非 means

1. only if (..., or otherwise, ...)
2. only when
3. only in the case that
4. unless

The characters in 除非

• 除chúto get rid of; to remove; to exclude
• 非fēito not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-

Example sentences

• 除非我死了！
  Over my dead body.
• 除非雨停了，我们才会出去。
  We won't go out unless it stops raining.
• 除非我问你，请你不要说话。
  Don't speak till spoken to.
• 除非有人跟他说话，他不说话。
  He did not speak unless spoken to.
• 除非你去做，否则你永远不知道。
  You'll never know unless you try.
• 除非是你做饭，否则我是不会吃的。
  Chúfēi shì nǐ zuòfàn, fǒuzé wǒ shì bùhuì chī de.
  I won't eat it unless you cooked it.

Words containing 除非

• 若要人不知，除非己莫为ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéiIf you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad…