以外
Meaning
yǐwài yi3 wai4
- apart from
- other than
- except for
- external
- outside of
- on the other side of
- beyond
Example sentences
- Everybody is busy except me.
- But you know, I have nothing aside from this.
- Outside of working hours, you can get a hold of him through his private phone.
- Everybody was singing except me.
Words sharing a character
- 可以kěyǐcan
- 所以suǒyǐtherefore
- 以后yǐhòuafter
- 以前yǐqiánbefore
- 以及yǐjías well as
- 以为yǐwéito 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.)
- 以来yǐláisince (a previous event)
- 难以nányǐhard to (predict, imagine etc)
- 以下yǐxiàthat level or lower
- 以上yǐshàngthat level or higher