Meaning of 除了

Meaning of 除了
Jul 22, 2011 00:34
ABIGAIL294 Points: Join Date: Jul 21, 2011 Status: offline	I'm confused about the meaning of 除了 because I've seen it translated as both "except for" and "in addition to"/“besides". In my understanding of English, this first translation has a very different, almost opposite meaning, from the second two translations. Let's say A, B, and C are all parts of group D. If I say "except for A, I like D", that means I like B and C but not A. A sentence using "in addition to" or "besides", on the other hand, obviously includes all the parts mentioned. So what's the deal with 除了? Which one does it mean?

Jul 22, 2011 00:34

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I'm confused about the meaning of 除了 because I've seen it translated as both "except for" and "in addition to"/“besides".

In my understanding of English, this first translation has a very different, almost opposite meaning, from the second two translations.

Let's say A, B, and C are all parts of group D.

If I say "except for A, I like D", that means I like B and C but not A.
A sentence using "in addition to" or "besides", on the other hand, obviously includes all the parts mentioned.

So what's the deal with 除了? Which one does it mean?

Aug 31, 2011 00:01	#1
GUEST11089	here's what i think: 除了=except 除了。。。也 or 除了。。。还 =besides for example: I love a and b, 除了c means: u love a+B but u do not love C 除了a+b, I 也(还）love c means: u love both of them.

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