besides in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 除了 with this easy mnemonic:

I don't want to go waxing, besides, I've already removed (除) most of my leg hair and the work down there is complete (了) in my opinion.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 除
• 了

• 受不了
• 得了
• 说了算
• 开除
• 罢了
• 对了
• 了不起
• 了结
• 消除
• 除了
• 大不了
• 排除
• 极了
• 了解
• 解除
• 清除

The reading of 除了 is chú le.

You can remember how to say 除了 with this useful mnemonic:

I'm not taking you waxing, its a new thing where fish chew (chú) off the dead skin on your legs (le) and feet, its very relaxing!

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like besides and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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