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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
chú- to get rid of
- to remove
- to exclude
- to eliminate
- to wipe out
- to divide
- except
- not including
fēi- abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa
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