How to pronounce chu le (除了) in Chinese
Chu le (often typed chule) is written 除了, pinyin chú le. Hear 除了 (chú le) spoken, see what it means, then record yourself for instant AI feedback on your pronunciation.
除了
chú le
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Characters & meanings
to get rid of; to remove
(completed action marker)
Common mistake
Rising + neutral (2-0): chú climbs — aspirated retroflex ch into a pure u — then le is tossed off. A full lè turns "except" into something like 除乐.
Tone change in this word
了 is neutral in 除了, as in 为了.
Example sentence
除了他，我们都去。
Chúle tā, wǒmen dōu qù.
Except for him, we are all going.
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