除了
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 3
除了 (chúle) · except
除了 (chúle) means “except; besides; apart from”. It is written with 2 characters: 除 (to remove) + 了 (particle for completed action or change). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 除了 is built
The characters
除 chú · to remove
What 除 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 余yú — surplus
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: The waste 余 produced by a city 阝 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
了 le · particle for completed action or change
What 了 is made of
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: A child swaddled in blanklets; compare 子 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
除了小明，大家都来了。Chúle Xiǎo Míng, dàjiā dōu lái le.Everyone came except Xiao Ming.
除了茶，你还喜欢喝什么？Chúle chá, nǐ hái xǐhuan hē shénme?Besides tea, what else do you like to drink?
Questions about 除了
What does 除了 mean?
除了 (chúle) means “except; besides; apart from”.
How do you pronounce 除了?
除了 is pronounced chúle.
Which HSK level is 除了?
除了 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 除非chúfēiunless
- 除夕ChúxīChinese New Year's Eve
- 删除shānchúto delete
- 废除fèichúto abolish
- 解除jiěchúto remove
- 开除kāichúto expel
- 排除páichúto remove
- 清除qīngchúto clear away
- 消除xiāochúto remove
- 除chúto remove
Learn 除了 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 9: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.