除外

• Pinyin: chú wài
• Desglose de hanzi: 除 = 阝 (mound) + 余 (surplus, phonetic) = to remove; 外 = 夕 (evening) + 卜 (divination) = outside

Significado

Excluir; excepto; salvo.

Common in legal documents, rules, and formal statements to explicitly exclude certain items or conditions. Often appears after the excluded item or at the end of a clause. Can function as a verb or postpositional element.

Ejemplos

1. 所有员工都参加了年会，生病的同事除外。
2. 这项优惠政策适用于所有商品，特价商品除外。
3. 节假日除外，图书馆每天开放到晚上九点。

Guía de uso

Contexto: legal, rules, formal statements

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 本协议的条款对双方均有约束力，另有规定的除外。(The terms of this agreement are binding on both parties, except where otherwise specified.)
• 周末除外，我们每天都营业。(We're open every day except weekends.)

Incorrecto

• 我除外他 (除外 is postpositional or used in fixed phrases — for 'to exclude someone,' use 把他排除在外 or 不包括他)

Origen e historia

Compound of 除 (to remove, to exclude) and 外 (outside). Literally means 'remove to the outside.'

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal