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chúle...yǐwài
Except/besides... (除了……以外)
除了...以外 means 'except for...' or 'besides...' The rest of the sentence tells what happens to everyone or everything outside that item.
Ejemplo principal
除了小王以外，大家都到了。
Chúle Xiǎo Wáng yǐwài, dàjiā dōu dào le.
Except for Xiao Wang, everyone has arrived.
HSK 2
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Resumen de la lección
除了 + Noun + 以外，Rest + 都/还/也...: 除了...以外 means 'except for...' or 'besides...' The rest of the sentence tells what happens to everyone or everything outside that item.
除了...以外 can exclude one item from a group or add one item beyond a group. At HSK2, the most common use is exclusion with 都: 除了他以外，大家都来了. It can also mean 'besides' with 还/也: 除了中文以外，我还学英语. Watch the words after it: 都 often signals 'everyone/everything else,' while 还/也 signals addition.
Estructura gramatical
除了 + noun + 以外, rest + 都/还/也...
Marks an exception or an additional item outside a group.
除了小王以外，大家都到了。
Chúle Xiǎo Wáng yǐwài, dàjiā dōu dào le.
Except for Xiao Wang, everyone has arrived.
除了中文以外，我还学英语。
Chúle Zhōngwén yǐwài, wǒ hái xué Yīngyǔ.
Besides Chinese, I also study English.
除了这件衣服，别的都比较便宜。
Completa el hueco:
Chúle zhè jiàn yīfu yǐwài, bié de dōu bǐjiào piányi.
Except for this piece of clothing, the others are fairly cheap.