以外
yǐ wài
Pinyin

Definition

以外
 - 
yǐ wài
  1. apart from
  2. other than
  3. except for
  4. external
  5. outside of
  6. on the other side of
  7. beyond

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

以
yǐ
  1. 1 old variant of 以[yǐ]
以前
yǐ qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 formerly
  3. 3 previous
  4. 4 ago
以后
yǐ hòu
  1. 1 after
  2. 2 later
  3. 3 afterwards
  4. 4 following
  5. 5 later on
  6. 6 in the future
以为
yǐ wéi
  1. 1 to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
可以
kě yǐ
  1. 1 can
  2. 2 may
  3. 3 possible
  4. 4 able to
  5. 5 not bad
  6. 6 pretty good
所以
suǒ yǐ
  1. 1 therefore
  2. 2 as a result
  3. 3 so
  4. 4 the reason why
之外
zhī wài
  1. 1 outside
  2. 2 excluding
之所以
zhī suǒ yǐ
  1. 1 the reason why
以上
yǐ shàng
  1. 1 that level or higher
  2. 2 that amount or more
  3. 3 the above-mentioned
  4. 4 (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.
以下
yǐ xià
  1. 1 that level or lower
  2. 2 that amount or less
  3. 3 the following
以来
yǐ lái
  1. 1 since (a previous event)
以便
yǐ biàn
  1. 1 so that
  2. 2 so as to
  3. 3 in order to
以免
yǐ miǎn
  1. 1 in order to avoid
  2. 2 so as not to
以及
yǐ jí
  1. 1 as well as
  2. 2 too
  3. 3 and
以外
yǐ wài
  1. 1 apart from
  2. 2 other than
  3. 3 except for
  4. 4 external
  5. 5 outside of
  6. 6 on the other side of
  7. 7 beyond
以往
yǐ wǎng
  1. 1 in the past
  2. 2 formerly
以至于
yǐ zhì yú
  1. 1 down to
  2. 2 up to
  3. 3 to the extent that...
何以
hé yǐ
  1. 1 (literary) why
  2. 2 how
例外
lì wài
  1. 1 exception
  2. 2 to be an exception
内外
nèi wài
  1. 1 inside and outside
  2. 2 domestic and foreign
  3. 3 approximately
  4. 4 about

Idioms (20)

一则以喜，一则以忧
yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu
  1. 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
  2. 2 in a nutshell
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不以为然
bù yǐ wéi rán
  1. 1 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
  2. 2 to disapprove
  3. 3 to take exception to
不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
不以词害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
不以辞害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
九霄云外
jiǔ xiāo yún wài
  1. 1 beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
  2. 2 unimaginably far away
予以照顾
yǔ yǐ zhào gù
  1. 1 to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom)
人外有人，天外有天
rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān
  1. 1 in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
仇人相见，分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
  1. 1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
付之度外
fù zhī dù wài
  1. 1 to think nothing of doing sth (idiom)
  2. 2 to do sth without considering the risks
  3. 3 to leave out of consideration
以一驭万
yǐ yī yù wàn
  1. 1 to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)
以人废言
yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 1 to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case
以债养债
yǐ zhài yǎng zhài
  1. 1 debt nurtures more debt (idiom)
以儆效尤
yǐ jǐng xiào yóu
  1. 1 in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom)
  2. 2 as a warning to others
以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
  1. 1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine

Sample Sentences

这么威！那喝起来跟我们一般买的啤酒又有什么不一样的风味呢？我是说除了明显的味道以外。
zhème wēi ！nà hē qǐlai gēn wǒmen yībān mǎi de píjiǔ yòu yǒu shénme bù yīyàng de fēngwèi ne ？wǒ shì shuō chúle míngxiǎn de wèidao yǐwài 。
Amazing! So what are the differences from the ordinary beer we buy in terms of taste? Except for obvious things like flavourings.
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哪能啊，您真是说笑了，重视睡眠，调整作息，除此以外还有什么简单有效的养生法啊？
nǎnéng ā ，nín zhēn shì shuōxiào le ，zhòngshì shuìmián ，tiáozhěng zuòxī ，chúcǐyǐwài háiyǒu shénme jiǎndān yǒuxiào de yǎngshēng fǎ ā ？
Not at all. You really must be kidding me. Except for making sure to get enough sleep and adjusting your work and rest patterns, what other simple but effective health tips are there?
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除此以外呢？还有什么条件？我帮你物色物色。
chú cǐ yǐwài ne ？háiyǒu shénme tiáojiàn ？wǒ bāng nǐ wùsè wùsè 。
And apart from this? What other conditions do you have? I can help you find someone.
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除此以外，像聚餐、做SPA、剪发、看电影、K歌全部都可以通过一支手机完成支付手续。
chúcǐyǐwài ，xiàng jùcān 、zuò SPA 、jiǎn jiǎnfā 、kàn diànyǐng 、K gē quánbù dōu kěyǐ tōngguò yī zhī shǒujī wánchéng zhīfù shǒuxù 。
In addition to this, you can pay for a whole range of things like gathering for meals, going to a spa, watching movies or going to KTV, all with Alipay.
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加拿大的确是我们的专长，不过在北京要找加拿大人也不难，除了这个以外，你还有什么与众不同的地方？
Jiānádà díquè shì wǒmen de zhuāncháng ，bùguò zài Běijīng yào zhǎo Jiānádà rén yě bù nán ，chúle zhè ge yǐwài ，nǐ hái yǒu shénme yǔzhòngbùtóng de dìfang ？
Canada is indeed our speciality, but it's not hard to find Canadians in Beijing. Apart from this, what else about you is unique?
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呃！我想想，方便面、面包、即食麦片、水，啊啊！除了昨天的剩菜以外，都没有肉了，不过只要不停水，我们就还活得下去。
è ！wǒ xiǎngxiang ，fāngbiànmiàn 、miànbāo 、jíshímàipiàn 、shuǐ ，ā ā ！chúle zuótiān de shèngcài yǐwài ，dōu méiyǒu ròu le ，bùguò zhǐyào bù tíngshuǐ ，wǒmen jiù hái huó de xiàqu 。
Hum, let me think, instant noodles, bread, instant oatmeal, water...Ah! Apart from leftover's from yesterday, there's no more meat. As long as the water supply isn't cut off, we'll be able to survive.
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好的，我今年二十岁。我刚从佛罗里达州立大学毕业.我除了主修教育以外，还副修心里学。
hǎo de ，wǒ jīnnián èrshí suì 。wǒ gāng cóng Fúluólǐdá ZhōulìDàxué bìyè .wǒ chúle zhǔxiū jiàoyù yǐwài ，hái fùxiū xīnli xué 。
Ok, I am twenty years old this year. I just graduated from Florida State University. In addition to majoring in education, I also minored in psychology.
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没错，除了这个原因以外，中国的年轻人也越来越喜欢独立自由的生活，不想成为孩奴啊。
méicuò ，chúle zhè ge yuányīn yǐwài ，Zhōngguó de niánqīngrén yě yuèláiyuè xǐhuan dúlì zìyóu de shēnghuó ，bù xiǎng chéngwéi hái nú ā 。
That's right, as well as this, young people in China like independence and freedom more and more, so they don't want to become a slave to their children.
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哈哈，现在也还来得及啊，欸，问你啊，在徒步方阵里面除了中国军人以外，你还发现什么？
hāhā ，xiànzài yě hái láidejí ā ，èi ，wèn nǐ ā ，zài túbù fāngzhèn lǐmiàn chúle Zhōngguó jūnrén yǐwài ，nǐ hái fāxiàn shénme ？
Ha ha, there's still time. Agh! Let me ask you, in the infantry formation, as well as Chinese soldiers, did you notice anything else?
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哦，对！除了中国军队的方阵以外，还有不少外国军队也参加了受阅呢！
ò ，duì ！chúle Zhōngguó jūnduì de fāngzhèn yǐwài ，háiyǒu bùshǎo wàiguó jūnduì yě cānjiā le shòuyuè ne ！
Oh, yes! As well as the Chinese infantry formation, there were also several foreign armies that took part in the inspection!
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