除非 (chúfēi): meaning and examples | Speak Chinese

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chúfēi

HSK level: HSK 5
Part of speech: Conjunction

Meanings

unless

Examples and explanations

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Characters

除
chúto remove, to eliminate; except, excluding
非
fēiOriginally meant 'to fly' in ancient Chinese, resembling the shape of a bird's wings in flight. It became the root of t…