Decoded Slug: 除...之外 (chú...zhīwài) - Apart from, besides
Mandarin Grammar Point
除...之外 (chú...zhīwài) - Apart from, besides
除...之外 (chú...zhīwài) - Apart from, besides
Short explanation:
Used to express 'apart from' or 'besides' in English.
Formation:
除 + Specific Thing + 之外， + Rest of the sentence
Examples:
除我之外，我们班上的其他学生都会说中文。
Chú wǒ zhīwài, wǒmen bān shàng de qítā xuéshēng dōu huì shuō Zhōngwén.
Apart from me, all other students in our class can speak Chinese.
除了这本书之外，我还买了一本词典和一本杂志。
Chúle zhè běn shū zhīwài, wǒ hái mǎile yī běn cídiǎn hé yī běn zázhì.
Besides this book, I also bought a dictionary and a magazine.
他除了会说英语之外，还会说法语和西班牙语。
Tā chúle huì shuō Yīngyǔ zhīwài, hái huì shuō Fǎyǔ hé Xībānyáyǔ.
Apart from English, he can also speak French and Spanish.
除冰激凌之外，我也喜欢吃巧克力。
Chú bīngjīlíng zhīwài, wǒ yě xǐhuān chī qiǎokèlì.
Besides ice cream, I also like to eat chocolate.
Long explanation:
The Mandarin Chinese phrase '除...之外 (chú...zhīwài)' is used to denote the meaning of 'apart from' or 'besides' in English. It is a way of excluding something or someone from a certain group or range and is often followed by '都' or '也' to emphasize inclusiveness of the remaining part.