除非

除非 chúfēi in a sentence

Only if

Full dictionary entry HSK 5 2 sentences

除非 (chúfēi) means Only if. Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

除非 下雨,我们才不去。

Chúfēi xià yǔ, wǒmen cái bú qù.

We will not go unless it rains.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 除非

除非 你同意,否则我不做。

Chúfēi nǐ tóngyì, fǒuzé wǒ bú zuò.

Unless you agree, I will not do it.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 除非

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How is 除非 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 除非 (chúfēi, "Only if"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

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Is 除非 an HSK word?

Yes — 除非 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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