除了
chúle
Lift one out of the fence — then maybe put it back
The picture Reaching into a fenced yard, lifting one thing out and standing it outside — and sometimes setting it back in.
Where the picture shows up in 除了
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the one lifted out
除了小李，大家都来了。
chú le xiǎo lǐ, dà jiā dōu lái le
Everyone came except Xiao Li.
With 都 or 只 following, the one taken out stays out.
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taken out, then put back
除了汉语，他还会说日语。
chú le hàn yǔ, tā hái huì shuō rì yǔ
Besides Chinese, he speaks Japanese too.
With 还 or 也 following, the one taken out gets counted in after all.
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every day but the weekend
我除了周末都有空。
wǒ chú le zhōu mò dōu yǒu kòng
I'm free any day except weekends.
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that one and nobody else
除了他以外，没有人知道。
chú le tā yǐ wài, méi yǒu rén zhī dào
Nobody knows except him.