chúfēi dàjiā tóngyì, fǒuzé búyào qiēgē.

everyone

Breakdown of chúfēi dàjiā tóngyì, fǒuzé búyào qiēgē.

• 同意tóngyì: to agree
• 不要búyào: don't
• 除非chúfēi: unless

Questions & Answers about chúfēi dàjiā tóngyì, fǒuzé búyào qiēgē.

How does 除非...否则... work in this sentence?

This is a very common pattern in Mandarin:

• 除非 A，否则 B
• unless A, otherwise B
• more naturally in English: unless A, don't / won't B

In your sentence:

• 除非大家同意 = unless everyone agrees
• 否则不要切歌 = otherwise, don’t change/skip the song

So the whole structure means:

• Unless everyone agrees, don’t skip the song.

A good way to remember it is:

• 除非 introduces the exception / condition
• 否则 introduces what happens if that condition is not met

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Is 否则 required after 除非?

No, 否则 is common but not always required.

You can say:

• 除非大家同意，否则不要切歌。
• 除非大家同意，不要切歌。

Both are grammatical.

Adding 否则 makes the logic more explicit and often sounds a bit more complete or emphatic, especially in written or careful spoken Chinese.

So:

• with 否则 = clearer unless..., otherwise...
• without 否则 = still natural, slightly more direct

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Does 除非 mean exactly the same as English unless?