除非 chúfēi
chúfēi
conjunction
only if; only when; only in the case that
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
, Subdomain: Function Words
, Concept: Correlative 关联词
Notes: This conjunction is often used as a connecting word in the subordinate clause of subordinate complex sentences. It is often used in the pattern 除非…，才… to express that only if a certain condition is met will the result follow (CC-CEDICT '除非'; Guoyu '除非').
Contained in
- 若要人不知，除非己莫为(若要人不知，除非己莫為) If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it . If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
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