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| − | *只 有 一 块 蛋糕，<em>或者</em> 你 吃 <em>或者</em> 我 吃。<span class="trans">There's only one piece of cake. Either you eat it, or I eat it.</span> | + | *只 有 一 块 蛋糕，<em>或者</em> 你 吃 <em>或者</em> 我 吃。<span class="pinyin">Zhǐyǒu yīkuài dàngāo, <em>huòzhě</em> nǐ chī <em>huòzhě</em> wǒ chī.</span><span class="trans">There's only one piece of cake. Either you eat it, or I eat it.</span> |
| − | *你 <em>或者</em> 学 汉语 ， <em>或者</em> 学 | + | *你 <em>或者</em> 学 汉语 ， <em>或者</em> 学 法律，别的 就 别 学 了。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>huòzhě</em> xué Hànyǔ, <em>huòzhě</em> xué fǎlǜ, bié de jiù bié xué le.</span><span class="trans">Either study Chinese or law. Don't study anything else.</span> |
| − | *咱们 <em>或者</em> 去 爬山 <em>或者</em> | + | *咱们 <em>或者</em> 去 爬山 <em>或者</em> 泡 温泉。<span class="pinyin">Zánmen <em>huòzhě</em> qù páshān <em>huòzhě</em> pào wēnquán.</span><span class="trans">Let's either go hiking or go for a soak in the hot springs.</span> |
| − | + | *咱们 <em>或者</em> 今天 去 <em>或者</em> 明天 去，一定 要 去。<span class="pinyin">Zánmen <em>huòzhě</em> jīntiān qù <em>huòzhě</em> míngtiān qù, yīdìng yào qù.</span><span class="trans">We can either go today or tomorrow, but we must go.</span> | |
| + | *你 <em>或者</em> 买 这个 <em>或者</em> 买 那个，其他 的 都 不 好看。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>huòzhě</em> mǎi zhège <em>huòzhě</em> mǎi nàge, qítā de dōu bù hǎokàn.</span><span class="trans">Either buy this one or that one. The others don't look good.</span> | ||
| + | *他 穿 得 很 正式， <em>或者</em> 是 老板， <em>或者</em> 是 经理 吧。<span class="pinyin">Tā chuān de hěn zhèngshì, <em>huòzhě</em> shì lǎobǎn, <em>huòzhě</em> shì jīnglǐ ba.</span><span class="trans">He is dressed very formally. He's gotta be the boss or a manager.</span> | ||
| + | *我 想 了 很 久，这个 答案 <em>或者</em> 是 三十， <em>或者</em> 是 四十，对 不 对？<span class="pinyin">Wǒ xiǎng le hěnjiǔ, zhège dá'àn <em>huòzhě</em> shì sānshí, <em>huòzhě</em> shì sìshí, duì bu duì?</span><span class="trans">I've thought about it for a long time. The answer is either thirty or forty, right?</span> | ||
| + | *要是 你 喜欢 这 本 书， <em>或者</em> 借给 你 看 两天， <em>或者</em> 送给 你 也 行。<span class="pinyin">Yàoshi nǐ xǐhuan zhè běn shū, <em>huòzhě</em> jiègěi nǐ kàn liǎngtiān, <em>huòzhě</em> sònggěi nǐ yě xíng.</span><span class="trans">If you like the book, I can lend it to you for a couple of days, or I can just give it to you.</span> | ||
| + | *只要 你 有 需要， <em>或者</em> 给 我 发 邮件， <em>或者</em> 给 我 打 电话。<span class="pinyin">Zhǐyào nǐ yǒu xūyào, <em>huòzhě</em> gěi wǒ fā yóujiàn, <em>huòzhě</em> gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà.</span><span class="trans">If you need anything, you can email me or call me.</span> | ||
| + | *关于 旅游，我 想 了 两 个 计划，我们 <em>或者</em> 去 山西 <em>或者</em> 去 云南，你 觉得 呢 ？<span class="pinyin">Guānyú lǚyóu, wǒ xiǎng le liǎng gè jìhuà, wǒmen <em>huòzhě</em> qù Shānxī <em>huòzhě</em> qù Yúnnán, nǐ juéde ne?</span><span class="trans">As for travel, I have two plans in mind. We can either go to Shanxi or Yunnan. What do you think?</span> | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:39, 2 December 2020
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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
The options A and B are generally verb phrases.
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 for a soak in the hot springs.
- 咱们 或者 今天 去 或者 明天 去，一定 要 去。We can either go today or tomorrow, but we must go.
- 你 或者 买 这个 或者 买 那个，其他 的 都 不 好看。Either buy this one or that one. The others don't look good.
- 他 穿 得 很 正式， 或者 是 老板， 或者 是 经理 吧。He is dressed very formally. He's gotta be the boss or a manager.
- 我 想 了 很 久，这个 答案 或者 是 三十， 或者 是 四十，对 不 对？I've thought about it for a long time. The answer is either thirty or forty, right?
- 要是 你 喜欢 这 本 书， 或者 借给 你 看 两天， 或者 送给 你 也 行。If you like the book, I can lend it to you for a couple of days, or I can just give it to you.
- 只要 你 有 需要， 或者 给 我 发 邮件， 或者 给 我 打 电话。If you need anything, you can email me or call me.
- 关于 旅游，我 想 了 两 个 计划，我们 或者 去 山西 或者 去 云南，你 觉得 呢 ？As for travel, I have two plans in mind. We can either go to Shanxi or Yunnan. What do you think?
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) 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 →buy
