diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index ead0cf1..09e1c67 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -20,17 +20,17 @@ function getDictionary(name, options = {}) {
   }, {}));
 }
 
-function convertChain(input, chains) {
+function convertChain(input, chains, options) {
   return chains.reduce((input, chain) => {
     const dictionaries = chain.slice();
 
     dictionaries.splice(0, 0, {});
 
-    return translate(input, Object.assign.apply(null, dictionaries));
+    return translate(input, Object.assign.apply(null, dictionaries), options);
   }, input);
 }
 
-exports.hongKongToSimplified = function (text) {
+exports.hongKongToSimplified = function (text, options) {
   return convertChain(text, [
     [
       getDictionary('HKVariantsRevPhrases'),
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ exports.hongKongToSimplified = function (text) {
       getDictionary('TSPhrases'),
       getDictionary('TSCharacters')
     ],
-  ]);
+  ], options);
 };
 
-exports.simplifiedToHongKong = function (text) {
+exports.simplifiedToHongKong = function (text, options) {
   return convertChain(text, [
     [
       getDictionary('STPhrases'),
@@ -53,19 +53,19 @@ exports.simplifiedToHongKong = function (text) {
       getDictionary('HKVariantsPhrases'),
       getDictionary('HKVariants')
     ]
-  ]);
+  ], options);
 };
 
-exports.simplifiedToTraditional = function (text) {
+exports.simplifiedToTraditional = function (text, options) {
   return convertChain(text, [
     [
       getDictionary('STPhrases'),
       getDictionary('STCharacters')
     ]
-  ]);
+  ], options);
 };
 
-exports.simplifiedToTaiwan = function (text) {
+exports.simplifiedToTaiwan = function (text, options) {
   return convertChain(text, [
     [
       getDictionary('STPhrases'),
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ exports.simplifiedToTaiwan = function (text) {
     [
       getDictionary('TWVariants')
     ]
-  ]);
+  ], options);
 };
 
-exports.simplifiedToTaiwanWithPhrases = function (text) {
+exports.simplifiedToTaiwanWithPhrases = function (text, options) {
   return convertChain(text, [
     [
       getDictionary('STPhrases'),
@@ -89,35 +89,35 @@ exports.simplifiedToTaiwanWithPhrases = function (text) {
       getDictionary('TWPhrasesOther'),
       getDictionary('TWVariants')
     ]
-  ]);
+  ], options);
 };
 
-exports.traditionalToHongKong = function (text) {
+exports.traditionalToHongKong = function (text, options) {
   return convertChain(text, [
     [
       getDictionary('HKVariants')
     ]
-  ]);
+  ], options);
 };
 
-exports.traditionalToSimplified = function (text) {
+exports.traditionalToSimplified = function (text, options) {
   return convertChain(text, [
     [
       getDictionary('TSPhrases'),
       getDictionary('TSCharacters')
     ]
-  ]);
+  ], options);
 };
 
-exports.traditionalToTaiwan = function (text) {
+exports.traditionalToTaiwan = function (text, options) {
   return convertChain(text, [
     [
       getDictionary('TWVariants')
     ]
-  ]);
+  ], options);
 };
 
-exports.taiwanToSimplified = function (text) {
+exports.taiwanToSimplified = function (text, options) {
   return convertChain(text, [
     [
       getDictionary('TWVariantsRevPhrases'),
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ exports.taiwanToSimplified = function (text) {
       getDictionary('TSPhrases'),
       getDictionary('TSCharacters')
     ]
-  ]);
+  ], options);
 };
 
-exports.taiwanToSimplifiedWithPhrases = function (text) {
+exports.taiwanToSimplifiedWithPhrases = function (text, options) {
   return convertChain(text, [
     [
       getDictionary('TWVariantsRevPhrases'),
@@ -145,12 +145,19 @@ exports.taiwanToSimplifiedWithPhrases = function (text) {
       getDictionary('TSPhrases'),
       getDictionary('TSCharacters')
     ]
-  ]);
+  ], options);
 };
 
-function translate(text, dictionary) {
+function translate(text, dictionary, options) {
   const maxLength  = Object.keys(dictionary).reduce((maxLength, word) => Math.max(maxLength, word.length), 0);
   const translated = [];
+  options = options || {};
+
+  if (options.skip) {
+    if (typeof options.skip == 'string') {
+      options.skip = options.skip.split('');
+    }
+  }
 
   for (let i = 0, { length } = text; i < length; i++) {
     let found;
@@ -158,6 +165,8 @@ function translate(text, dictionary) {
     for (let j = maxLength; j > 0; j--) {
       const target = text.substr(i, j);
 
+      if (options.skip && options.skip.includes(target)) continue;
+
       if (Object.hasOwnProperty.call(dictionary, target)) {
         i += j - 1;
         translated.push(dictionary[target]);