除非

chú fēi · chu fei

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. only if (..., or otherwise, ...)
  2. only when
  3. only in the case that
  4. unless

In a sentence

2 examples
01

除(chú)非(fēi)是(shì)你(nǐ)做(zuò)饭(fàn),否(fǒu)则(zé)我(wǒ)是(shì)不(bú)会(huì)吃(chī)的(de)。

I won't eat it unless you cooked it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)不(bú)会(huì)原(yuán)谅(liàng)你(nǐ),除(chú)非(fēi)你(nǐ)真(zhēn)诚(chéng)地(de)道(dào)歉(qiàn)。

I won’t forgive you unless you apologise sincerely.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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