以外 yǐwài in a sentence
Apart from (except for - outside of - other than)
以外 (yǐwài) means Apart from (except for - outside of - other than). Below is the one sentence on this site that uses it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
除他 以外 ，其他人都到齐了。
Chú tā yǐwài, qítā rén dōu dào qí le.
Apart from him, everyone else has arrived.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 除
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How is 以外 used in a sentence?
This page shows 1 sentence using 以外 (yǐwài, "Apart from (except for - outside of - other than)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
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