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apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他誰也沒來|除了他谁也没来 "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語他也會法語|除了英语他也会法语 "in addition to English, he also knows French") / (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了 + A + 就是 + B, "either A or B")
HSK 3
foot soldier / minor figure / a nobody / (chess) pawn
HSK 7-9
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  *毋* | 毋* | *毋
(literary) no / don't / to not have / nobody
(lit.) name not encountered in the classics / unknown (person) / nobody
insignificant soldier (idiom) / a nobody / nonentity
to refuse nobody (idiom) / all comers welcome
to act as though there were nobody else present / unselfconscious / fig. without regard for others
lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
nobody is perfect / everyone has their defect
unknown person; nobody
a nobody / a nonentity
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom)
(coll.) nobody can beat that; extraordinary; remarkable
nonentity / a nobody
nobody can compete with; unmatched by anybody; without rival
lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible
lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom) / fig. everybody's business is nobody's business / (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
(derog.) to be a good-for-nothing / worthless nobody / no-good
person who is passed back and forth, with nobody willing to look after them (e.g. a child of divorced parents) / (esp.) patient who gets shuttled from hospital to hospital, each of which refuses to admit the patient for treatment
(slang) (Tw) coward; paper tiger; a nobody (from Taiwanese 卒仔, Tai-lo pr. [tsut-á])
lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good / also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
lit. just because Zhang the butcher dies, doesn't mean we'll have to eat pork mixed with bristles (idiom) / fig. nobody is indispensable
nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom) / courtesy costs nothing
lit. General Iron is guarding the door (idiom) / fig. the door is padlocked — nobody inside


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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