The 除了…还是… structure
"Nothing but..."
The 除了…还是… 
structure emphasizes that there is only one option.
In a sentence, the same words and phrases are placed after 除了 and 还是.
structure emphasizes that there is only one option.
In a sentence, the same words and phrases are placed after 除了 and 还是.Examples
窗外除了白色还是白色，真的是一个雪白的世界
There’s nothing outside the window but white color. It looks like a white world
chuāngwài chúle báisè háishi báisè, zhēn de shì yí ge xuěbái de shìjiè
她每天除了网上聊天，还是网上聊天，什么爱好也没有
Every day she does nothing but chat online. She doesn’t have any hobbies
tā měi tiān chúle wǎngshàng liáotiān, háishi wǎngshàng liáotiān, shénme àihào yě méi yǒu
去商场买衣服，她除了买裤子还是买裤子，从不穿裙子
She went shopping butbought nothing but trousers. She never wears dresses
qù shāngchǎng mǎi yīfu, tā chúle mǎi kùzi háishi mǎi kùzi, cóng bù chuān qúnzi
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