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Revision as of 09:24, 5 December 2012
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Structure
Whilst 还是 is used for "or" in questions, 或者 is used for "or" in statements.
Possibility 1 + 或者 + Possibility 2
Examples
- 我 想 去 青岛 或者 南京。
- 你 去 或者 我 去，都 可以。
- 晚上 的 时候，我 一般 喜欢 喝 啤酒 或者 葡萄酒。
See also
- Offering choices with haishi
- Providing two options with double "huozhe" (advanced article)
Sources and further reading
Books
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 74-5) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 257-8) →buy
Websites
- East Asia Student: The difference between 还是 and 或者
