Word: 除非 (chúfēi) 除非 dictionary entry chúfēi only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless Full dictionary entry for 除非 Example sentences using 除非 5 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 除非你去做，否则你永远不知道。 Chúfēi nǐ qù zuò, fǒuzé nǐ yǒngyuǎn bù zhīdào. You'll never know unless you try. 除非我死了！ Chúfēi wǒ sǐle! Over my dead body. 除非我问你，请你不要说话。 Chúfēi wǒ wèn nǐ, qǐng nǐ búyào shuōhuà. Don't speak till spoken to. 除非有人跟他说话，他不说话。 Chúfēi yǒurén gēn tā shuōhuà, tā bù shuōhuà. He did not speak unless spoken to. 除非雨停了，我们才会出去。 Chúfēi yǔ tíngle, wǒmen cái huì chūqù. We won't go out unless it stops raining.