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以外 in Context

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以外

Usage 1 - (of scope or range) beyond..., outside, other than (opp. 以内)

Sentence:

这儿以外的人都不认识他。

English:

Other than the people here no one knows him.

Top-Down Words:

都 dōu - all, every


*Sentence:

最近几年,除了有些特别想要宝宝的人以外,不少人都不太想生宝宝。

English:

During the past several years, nobody wants to have children except a few who especially want to .

Top-Down Words:

最近 zuìjìn - recently
除了 chúle - besides, apart from
特别 tèbié - extremely, extraordinarily
都 dōu - all, every

生 shēng - to give birth to, to emerge



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Comments   2

Gavin Meakin

I was stuck on and really overthinking 这儿以外的人都不认识他 and then it just struck me after a few reviews in Anki. 这儿 (here) 以外的人 (apart from people) 都 (all) 不认识他 (don't know him). Apart from the people here, all don't know him. I suppose I was getting stuck on the combination of 这儿 and 以外的人 and then what the 都 was referencing, but it seems much clearer now. Take home lesson is do Anki reviews and trust in the process ;)

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MB Team

This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1B9p8Jab14&t=2325s

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