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Revision as of 09:06, 20 October 2016
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Keywords
One easy way to give two options is to precede each one with 或者 (huòzhě).
Structure
或者 A，或者 B
You can use almost anything as the options A and B.
Examples
- 只 有 一 块 蛋糕，或者 你 吃 或者 我 吃。There's only one piece of cake. Either you eat it, or I eat it.
- 你 或者 学 汉语 ， 或者 学 法律，别的就别学了。Either study Chinese or law. Don't study anything else.
- 咱们 或者 去 爬山 或者 泡温泉。Let's either go hiking or go to the hot springs.
See also
- Expressing "either ... or ..." with "yaome"
- Expressing the only two possibilities
- "Or" in statements
Sources and further reading
Books
- 现代汉语八百词（增订本） (pp. 238) →buy
Dictionaries
- 现代汉语词典（第5版） (pp. 623) →buy
