Definition
除开 is a coverb (like a preposition) meaning 'except' or 'besides', very similar to 除了. You can use it to exclude something ('except for X') or to add something on top ('besides X, also Y'). It is common in spoken Chinese and often appears in the pattern 除开... (以外)..., where sentence particles like 都 or 还 help tell the two meanings apart.
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except (excluding someone/something)besides (in addition to)
Examples
- 除开,。chú kāi nǐ, dàjiā dōu lái le.Except for you, everyone else came.
- 除开,。chú kāi xuéxí, tā hái yǒu hěn duō àihào.Besides studying, he has many hobbies.
- 除开,。chú kāi zhège, biéde dōu kěyǐ.Except for this one, everything else is fine.
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