only if (..., or otherwise, ...) in Mandarin

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

You should remove (除) your tattoos only if you want to, not (非) just because I told you to.

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

• 除
• 非

• 解除
• 非常
• 除了
• 消除
• 清除
• 排除
• 非洲
• 除非
• 非法
• 并非
• 除掉
• 非得
• 开除

The reading of 除非 is chú fēi.

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

I personally like the chewbacca (chú) tattoo, but its much too fancy (fēi) for work.

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 only if (…, or otherwise, …) 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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