They called off their engagement.
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除了
chú le
HSK 3.0 · 3HSK 2.0 · 3
chú le · ceoi4 liu5 (Jyutping)
- apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，誰也沒來|除了他，谁也没来[chu2 le5 ta1 , shei2 ye3 mei2 lai2] "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語，他也會法語|除了英语，他也会法语[chu2 le5 Ying1 yu3 , ta1 ye3 hui4 Fa3 yu3] "in addition to English, he also knows French")
- (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了[chu2 le5] + A + 就是[jiu4 shi4] + B, "either A or B")
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Character breakdown
除
- Meaning
- eliminate, remove, except
- Radical
- 阝
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- ⿰阝余
- Cangjie
- NLOMD
- Four-corner
- 7829.4
了
- Meaning
- to finish; particle of completed action
- Radical
- 亅
- Strokes
- 2
- Components
- ⿱乛亅
- Cangjie
- NN
- Four-corner
- 1720.7
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Example sentences
I deleted the app.
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