除非 chúfēi▶ เว้นแต่, นอกจาก

Stroke order

除非 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

• 除 — 9 strokes
• 非 — 8 strokes

Senses

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

Related words

• 非ผิด; ไม่ใช่
• 删除ลบ
• 除夕วันส่งท้ายปีเก่า
• 除ยกเว้น
• 并非ไม่ค่อย
• 废除ยกเลิก

除非 is pronounced chúfēi and means “เว้นแต่, นอกจาก”. It is part of the HSK 5 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 除非 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.