除

chú · chu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to get rid of
  2. to remove
  3. to exclude
  4. to eliminate
  5. to wipe out
  6. to divide
  7. except
  8. not including

In a sentence

2 examples
01

除(chú)我(wǒ)以(yǐ)外(wài)每(měi)个(gè)人(rén)都(dōu)在(zài)歌(gē)唱(chàng)。

Everybody was singing except me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

除(chú)我(wǒ)以(yǐ)外(wài),所(suǒ)有(yǒu)人(rén)都(dōu)醉(zuì)了(le)。

Everyone was drunk, except for me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by AlanF_US · 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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