yǐ wài
au-delà; à l'extérieur; autre que; sauf
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除了他以外，没有人知道这件事。
Chúle tā yǐwài, méiyǒu rén zhīdào zhè jiàn shì.
No one knows about this except him.
除了学习以外，他还有很多其他的爱好。
Chúle xuéxí yǐwài, tā hái yǒu hěnduō qítā de àihào.
In addition to studying, he has many other hobbies.
除了中国以外，他还去过其他很多国家。
Chúle Zhōngguó yǐwài, tā hái qùguò qítā hěnduō guójiā.
In addition to China, he has also been to many other countries.
以内 (yǐ nèi)
within
之内 (zhī nèi)
inside
The Chinese word 以外 (yǐwài) is composed of two characters: 以 (yǐ) and 外 (wài). 以 can be translated as "to use" or "to take", while 外 means "outside" or "beyond". Together, these two characters form the word 以外, which can be translated as "beyond", "except for", or "other than".The word 以外 is often used in Chinese to indicate that something is not included in a particular group or category. For example, the sentence "除了他以外，没有人知道这件事" means "No one knows about this except for him". In this sentence, the word 以外 is used to indicate that the person mentioned in the sentence is the only one who knows about the matter.The word 以外 can also be used to indicate that something is unexpected or unusual. For example, the sentence "这件事对我来说太意外了" means "This is too unexpected for me". In this sentence, the word 以外 is used to indicate that the event mentioned in the sentence was not something that the speaker was expecting.The word 以外 is a versatile word that can be used in a variety of different contexts. It is an important word for HSK learners to know, as it can be used to express a variety of different meanings.
