除非 (chú fēi) – only if (..., or otherwise, ...)

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除非你完成作业，否则你不能出去玩。

chúfēi nǐ wánchéng zuòyè ， fǒuzé nǐ bùnéng chūqù wán 。

You can't go out to play unless you finish your homework.

除非下雨，我们会去爬山。

chúfēi xiàyǔ ， wǒmen huì qù páshān 。

We will go hiking unless it rains.

除非他提前通知我们，否则我们就去不了。

chúfēi tā tíqián tōngzhī wǒmen ， fǒuzé wǒmen jiùqù bùliǎo 。

We won't be able to go unless he informs us in advance.

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