除非 chú fēi

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ConjPrepHSK 5 TOCFL L4core 10k

1only if (..., or otherwise, ...)

2only when

3only in the case that

4unless

chú fēi除非yǔ雨tíng停le了，wǒ men我们cái才huì会chū qù出去。

除非雨停了，我们才会出去。

We won't go out unless it stops raining.

除非我问你，请你不要说话。

Don't speak till spoken to.

除非有人跟他说话，他不说话。

He did not speak unless spoken to.