HSK 7
除此之外
除此之外 (chú cǐ zhī wài) - Apart from this, besides
Explanation
'除此之外' means 'apart from this' or 'besides', used to exclude what was just mentioned and introduce additional information, or to emphasize that there is nothing else. For example '他是个老师，除此之外，我不知道别的' (he is a teacher, apart from that I know nothing else) or '除此之外什么都没带' (I brought nothing besides this). It usually stands at the start of the following clause.
Examples
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The grammar point “除此之外” (除此之外 (chú cǐ zhī wài) - Apart from this, besides) is one of the key structures at HSK 7. To use it fluently, you need to understand the contexts where it's used and practice regularly.
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