- 1. except
- ♦ ~这位老猎人, 那条山路谁也不熟悉。 Nobody knows the mountain path well except the old hunter.
- 2. (used correlatively with 还, 也, etc.) besides; in addition to
- ♦ 懂日语的, ~我还有两个人。 There are two others besides me who know some Japanese.
- 3. (used correlatively with 就是) if not... (then...); either ... (or...)
- ♦ 刚生下来的孩子, ~吃就是睡。 If a newborn baby isn't eating, then it's sleeping.
- ♦ 这几天~刮风, 就是下雨。 Recently we've been having either windy or rainy days.