唯独 (wéi dú) — only, just (with contrastive nuance, singling out one as different from all others); except (as in 'with the sole exception of')
Definition
Singles out one thing as the sole exception or the only one different from the rest. Stronger than the 'except' sense of 除了 (which uses 都 to exclude a set).
adverb
onlyjust (with contrastive nuance, singling out one as different from all others)except (as in 'with the sole exception of')
Examples
- ，唯独。Dà jiā dōu hěn kāi xīn, wéi dú tā yì liǎn bù gāo xìng.Everyone was very happy; only he looked unhappy.
- ，唯独。Tā shén me dōu chī, wéi dú bù chī yáng cōng.He eats everything except onions.
- 唯独？Wèi shén me wéi dú nǐ chí dào le?Why is it only you who is late?
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