除非 meaning and pronunciation

除非
Simplified/traditional word

除非 English definition

chú fēi

  • only if (..., or otherwise,...)
  • only when
  • only in the case that
  • unless

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Characters

  • (chú): to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including;
  • (fēi): to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; to reproach or blame; (colloquial) to insist on; simply must;