trừ phi
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Definition
- Conjunction:
- Unless: Used to introduce the only situation in which a statement is not true or an event will not happen. It indicates an exception to a general rule or plan.
Usage Examples
- Conjunction:
- Tuần sau sẽ lên đường, trừ phi trời mưa bão. (We will leave next week, unless there is a storm.)
- Bệnh không qua khỏi được, trừ phi có thuốc tiên. (The illness cannot be cured, unless there is a miracle drug.)
- Tôi sẽ đến dự tiệc, trừ phi tôi bị ốm. (I will attend the party, unless I am sick.)
Advanced Usage
- Formal and Written Context: "Trừ phi" is commonly used in both spoken and written Vietnamese, but it carries a slightly more formal or precise tone than some alternatives. It is often used to state conditions or exceptions clearly.
- Dự án sẽ tiến hành đúng kế hoạch, trừ phi có chỉ thị mới từ ban lãnh đạo. (The project will proceed as planned, unless there is a new directive from the board.)
Variants and Related Words
Trừ khi: Conjunction meaning "unless" or "except when." It is very similar in meaning and usage to "trừ phi" and often interchangeable.
- Tôi không đi đâu trừ khi bạn đi cùng. (I won't go anywhere unless you go with me.)
Nếu không thì: A phrase meaning "otherwise" or "if not," which can sometimes convey a similar conditional relationship but with a different sentence structure.
- Chúng ta phải đi ngay, nếu không thì sẽ muộn. (We must go now, otherwise we will be late.)
Synonyms
- Unless: If not; except on the condition that.
- Except if: With the exclusion of the situation where.
Related Idioms and Phrases
Trừ phi có chuyện gì xảy ra: Unless something happens.
- Cuộc họp vẫn diễn ra, trừ phi có chuyện gì xảy ra. (The meeting will still take place, unless something happens.)
Trừ phi tôi nhầm: Unless I'm mistaken.
- Đây là đường đi đúng, trừ phi tôi nhầm. (This is the right way, unless I'm mistaken.)
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