# 除非 (chúfēi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 除非 (chúfēi) means “unless; only if; only when”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: unless; only if; only when
- Pinyin: chúfēi (chu2 fei1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 除非明天下雨，否则我一定去爬山。
  Chúfēi míngtiān xiàyǔ, fǒuzé wǒ yīdìng qù páshān.
  I will go hiking tomorrow unless it rains.

## Characters

- [除](https://hanziro.com/word/chu-remove/) (chú): to remove; except for
- [非](https://hanziro.com/word/fei-not-be/) (fēi): to not be; wrong

https://hanziro.com/word/chu-fei-unless/

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