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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 除非
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 除非 | chú fēi | - only if (..., or otherwise, ...) - only when - only in the case that - unless |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 730 | 5,817 | 4,694 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 除 | chú | - to get rid of - to remove - to exclude - to eliminate - to wipe out - to divide - except - not including |
| 非 | fēi | - abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa |
| 非 | fēi | - to not be; not - wrong; incorrect - non-; un-; in-; de- - to reproach; to blame - (coll.) to insist on; simply must |
Other Words Containing 除非
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 除非 | 5 | 5 | 730 | 5,817 | 4,694 |