Mandarin · Chapter 29 · Lesson 14 · Grammar primer
除了...以外: one frame, two opposite meanings
The same opening clause means apart from with 都 and besides with 还. The second half of the sentence decides whether the thing is in or out, which makes this the most reversible pattern in the language.
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