Chinese Grammar
 
  Nov 26  •  952 read 

“Besides . . . ” = chúle . . . yǐwài 除了 . . . 以外

“Besides” in the sense of “with the exception of . . . ”:
Chúle . . . yǐwài, dōu . . .
除了 . . . 以外,都 . . .

Besides Mr. Li, everyone can speak English.
Chúle Lǐ Xiānsheng yǐwài, dàjiā dōu huì shuō Yīngyǔ.
除了李先生以外,大家都会说英语。

“Besides” in the sense of “in addition to . . . ”:
Chúle . . . yǐwài, hái . . .
除了 . . . 以外,还 . . .

Besides Chinese, I can also speak Japanese.
Chúle Hànyǔ yǐwài, wǒ hái huì shuō Rìyǔ.
除了汉语以外,我还会说日语。

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