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a. ᡇу⅘рѣᮽ䈴ȾࡡⲺੂᆜ⅘рѣᮽ䈴Ⱦ
ᡇу↗рѣᮽ䃨Ⱦ࡛Ⲻੂᆮ↗рѣᮽ䃨Ⱦ
Wi bù xhhuan shàng Zhdngwén kè. Bié de tóngxué xhhuan shàng
Zhdngwén kè.
Except for me, all of the other students like to go to Chinese class.
b. ᡇৱⵁ⭫ᖧҼȾԌԢৱⵁ⭫ᖧҼȾ
ᡇৱⵁ䴱ᖧҼȾԌهৱⵁ䴱ᖧҼȾ
Wi qù kàn diànyhng le. Tamen qù kàn diànyhng le.
In addition to me, they also went to see a movie.
c. ᡇૂᡇⲺੂᆜ䜳ৱ䗽ѣളȾ
ᡇૂᡇⲺੂᆮ䜳ৱ䚄ѣുȾ
Wi hé wi de tóngxué ddu qùguò Zhdngguó.
In addition to me, my classmates have also all been to China.
d. ᡇᆜѣᮽθҕᆜѣളᮽᆜૂѣള়ਨȾ
ᡇᆮѣᮽθҕᆮѣുᮽᆮૂѣു↭ਨȾ
Wi xué Zhdngwén, yg xué Zhdngguó wénxué hé Zhdngguó lìshh.
Besides Chinese language, I also study Chinese literature and Chinese history.
e. Ԍ᱕ᵕжࡦ᱕ᵕޣ䜳ᐛ֒Ⱦਠᴿ᱕ᵕᰛуᐛ֒Ⱦ
Ta xcngqcyc dào xcngqcliù ddu gdngzuò. Zhh yiu xcngqcrì bù gdngzuò.
He works every day except Sunday.
f. ᡇⲺੂኁቧ⅘䏩⨹ȾࡡⲺ䘆ࣞԌу⅘Ⱦ
ᡇⲺੂኁቧ↗䏩⨹Ⱦ࡛Ⲻ䚁ऋԌу↗Ⱦ
Wi de tóngwe jiù xhhuan zúqiú. Biéde yùndòng ta bù xhhuan.
Except for football, my roommate doesn’t like any sports.
g. ᡇ∅ཟ䜳㓹Җߏ≿ᆍθҕᖋ丩θགྷҖ䈣⌋ᒬъᘫ䈴ᮽȾ
ᡇ∅ཟ䜳㐪㘈ሡ╘ᆍθҕ㚳䤺丩θᗟ㘈䃔⌋ᒭъᘫ䃨ᮽȾ
Wi mgitian ddu liànxí xig Hàn zì, yg tcng lùycn, fùxí yjff bìngqig
niàn kèwén.
In addition to practicing writing characters every day, I also listen to
recordings, review grammar, and read the lesson aloud.
h. 䘏Ѡᆜṗθቧᱥ但Ⲻ侣уའླਹθࡡⲺ䜳ᖾླȾ
䙏فᆮṗθቧᱥ但ᔩⲺ伥уའླਹθ࡛Ⲻ䜳ᖾླȾ
Zhège xuéxiào, jiùshì cantcng de fàn bù tài hfo chc, bié de ddu hgn hfo.
At this school, except for the cafeteria food, everything is very good.
➪ 46, 57.2.2