除开 (chú kāi) — except (excluding someone/something); besides (in addition to)
Definition
除开 is an uncommon preposition meaning 'except' or 'besides.' The everyday equivalents are 除了 for 'except' and 另外 for 'besides/in addition to.'
preposition
except (excluding someone/something)besides (in addition to)
Examples
- 除开,。chú kāi Nǐ, dà jiā dōu lái le.Except for you, everyone else came.
- 除开,。chú kāi Xué xí, tā hái yǒu hěn duō ài hào.Besides studying, he has many hobbies.
- 除开,。chú kāi Zhè ge, bié de dōu kě yǐ.Except for this one, everything else is fine.
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