Expressing "unless" with "chufei"

Nível: HSK 4 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

除非 (chúfēi) can be used as a conjunction and means "unless." 否则 (fǒuzé) or 要不然 (yàobùrán) often appear in the following phrase, to form a construction meaning " unless x, otherwise y": The simplified construction more directly maps to the basic English usage of "unless," as in, "I won't do it unless you pay me." Result / Fact ，除非 + Condition The sentences below place emphasis on the part after 除非.

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 我不去，除非你也去。 (wǒ bù qù ，chúfēi nǐ yě qù 。): "I will not go unless you go too."
• 你不能进，除非你有预约。 (nǐ bùnéng jìn ，chúfēi nǐ yǒu yùyuē 。): "You cannot enter unless you have an appointment."
• 我不说，除非你答应我你不会生气。 (wǒ bù shuō ，chúfēi nǐ dáyìng wǒ nǐ bùhùi shēngqì 。): "I will not say that unless you promise me you will not be angry."
• 你不会这么快升职，除非你表现很好。 (nǐ bù hùi zhèyāo kuài shēngzhí ，chúfēi nǐ biǎoxiàn hěn hǎo 。): "You won't get promoted so quickly unless you perform well."
• 我们公司一般不允许员工请假，除非理由很充分。 (wǒmen gōngsī yībān bù yǔnxǔ yuángōng qǐngjiǎ ，chúfēi lǐyóu hěn chōngfēn 。): "Our company generally does not allow employees to take leave, unless the reasons are good."

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