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除非…不然

chú fēi … bù rán
unless ...
Grammar Pattern

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Example Sentences

除非你陪我去,不然我不去。
chúfēi nǐ péi wǒ qù , bùrán wǒ bù qù 。
I'm not going unless you come with me.
除非打折,不然我买不起。
chúfēi dǎzhé , bùrán wǒ mǎibuqǐ 。
I can't afford it unless it's on sale.
除非他自己想学,不然谁也没办法。
chúfēi tā zìjǐ xiǎng xué , bùrán shuí yě méi bànfǎ 。
Unless he wants to learn himself, nobody can do anything.

Grammar Points

HSK 4
Expressing "unless" with "chufei"
除非…才除非…否则

Words with similar meanings

除非…否则chú fēi … fǒu zé
unless ...
否则 is more formal than 不然.

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Parts

除非chú fēi · only if (..., or otherwise, ...)
HSK 5
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不然bù rán · not so, no, or else, otherwise
HSK 5
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