除非

chú fēi

Conjunction4 examples

only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless

想恢复关系，除非太阳从西边出来。

xiǎng huīfù guānxi, chúfēi tàiyáng cóng xībiān chūlái.

Want to heal, unless the sun rises in the west.

若要人不知，除非已莫为。

ruò yào rén bùzhī，chúfēi yǐ mòwéi.

If you want others not to know, unless you don't do it.

除非你同意，我不会去参加。

chúfēi nǐ tóngyì, wǒ bù huì qù cānjiā.

I will not attend unless you agree.

除非情况紧急，才会打扰他。

chúfēi qíngkuàng jǐnjí, cái huì dǎrǎo tā.

Unless it's urgent, don't bother him.

Preposition2 examples

only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless

上山那条道除非他，没人认识。

shàngshān nà tiáo dào chúfēi tā, méi rén rèn shi.

No one knows the path up that mountain except him.

这事除非他, 谁也不能告诉。

zhè shì chúfēi tā, shéi yě bùnéng gàosù.

Don't tell anyone about this except him.