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| − | {{Grammar Box}} | + | {{Grammar Box}} \r\nIn English, "or" can be used in the sense of having a choice (Chicken or beef?), and as an "either or" statement (it doesn't matter if you're black or white). In Chinese, 或者(huòzhě) is used for the latter.\r\n== Structure ==\r\nWhilst 还是 is used for [[Offering choices with haishi|"or" in questions]], 或者 is used for "or" in '''statements'''. \r\n<div class="jiegou">\r\nPossibility 1 + 或者 + Possibility 2\r\n</div>\r\n== Examples ==\r\n<div class="liju">\r\n* 我 想 去 青岛 <em>或者</em> 南京。<span class="trans">I want to go to Qingdao or Nanjing.</span> |
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| − | * 我 想 去 青岛 <em>或者</em> 南京。<span class="trans">I want to go to Qingdao or Nanjing.</span> | ||
* 你 去 <em>或者</em> 我 去，都 可以。<span class="trans">You go or I go, either way is fine.</span> | * 你 去 <em>或者</em> 我 去，都 可以。<span class="trans">You go or I go, either way is fine.</span> | ||
* 晚上 的 时候，我 一般 喜欢 喝 啤酒 <em>或者</em> 葡萄酒。<span class="trans">Usually I prefer some beer or red wine in the evening.</span> | * 晚上 的 时候，我 一般 喜欢 喝 啤酒 <em>或者</em> 葡萄酒。<span class="trans">Usually I prefer some beer or red wine in the evening.</span> | ||
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* 晚饭以后我喜欢和家人聊聊天<em>或者</em>喝喝茶。<span class="trans">After dinner I like to chat or drink tea with my family.</span> | * 晚饭以后我喜欢和家人聊聊天<em>或者</em>喝喝茶。<span class="trans">After dinner I like to chat or drink tea with my family.</span> | ||
* 他不喜欢抽烟<em>或者</em>喝酒。 <span class="trans">He doesn't like smoking or drinking.</span> | * 他不喜欢抽烟<em>或者</em>喝酒。 <span class="trans">He doesn't like smoking or drinking.</span> | ||
| − | * 你可以用手机<em>或者</em>电脑来查生词。<span class="trans">You can use either a cellphone or computer to look up those new words.</span> | + | * 你可以用手机<em>或者</em>电脑来查生词。<span class="trans">You can use either a cellphone or computer to look up those new words.</span>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n==See also== |
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*[[Offering choices with haishi]] | *[[Offering choices with haishi]] | ||
| − | *[[Providing two options with double "huozhe"]] (advanced article) | + | *[[Providing two options with double "huozhe"]] (advanced article)\r\n== Sources and further reading ==\r\n=== Books ===\r\n* [[Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar]] (pp. 74-5) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933330899/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1933330899 →buy] |
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| − | * [[Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar]] (pp. 74-5) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933330899/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1933330899 →buy] | ||
* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)]] (pp. 257-8) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385 →buy] | * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)]] (pp. 257-8) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385 →buy] | ||
| − | * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1]] (pp. 239-40) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276792/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276792 →buy] | + | * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1]] (pp. 239-40) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276792/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276792 →buy]\r\n=== Websites ===\r\n* East Asia Student: [http://eastasiastudent.net/2331/china/mandarin/cmn-grammar/difference-hai-shi-huo-zhe/ The difference between 还是 and 或者]\r\n[[Category:A2 grammar points]] |
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| − | * East Asia Student: [http://eastasiastudent.net/2331/china/mandarin/cmn-grammar/difference-hai-shi-huo-zhe/ The difference between 还是 and 或者] | ||
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{{Basic Grammar|或者|A2|...或者…|我 想 去 青岛 <em>或者</em> 南京。|grammar point|ASG6HYOU}} | {{Basic Grammar|或者|A2|...或者…|我 想 去 青岛 <em>或者</em> 南京。|grammar point|ASG6HYOU}} | ||
{{Rel char|或}} | {{Rel char|或}} | ||
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\r\nIn English, "or" can be used in the sense of having a choice (Chicken or beef?), and as an "either or" statement (it doesn't matter if you're black or white). In Chinese, 或者(huòzhě) is used for the latter.\r\n== Structure ==\r\nWhilst 还是 is used for "or" in questions, 或者 is used for "or" in statements. \r\n
\r\nPossibility 1 + 或者 + Possibility 2\r\n
\r\n== Examples ==\r\n
\r\n* 我 想 去 青岛 或者 南京。I want to go to Qingdao or Nanjing.
- 你 去 或者 我 去，都 可以。You go or I go, either way is fine.
- 晚上 的 时候，我 一般 喜欢 喝 啤酒 或者 葡萄酒。Usually I prefer some beer or red wine in the evening.
- 周末的时候，我喜欢做做饭或者看看电影。During the weekend, I like to cook or watch movies.
- 今天晚上我想吃比萨或者汉堡。Tonight I want to eat pizza or hamburgers.
- 下个月我打算去杭州或者苏州旅行。Next month I plan to go to Hangzhou or Suzhou to travel.
- 圣诞节我们回美国或者留在中国。This Christmas we are returning to America or staying in China.
- 晚饭以后我喜欢和家人聊聊天或者喝喝茶。After dinner I like to chat or drink tea with my family.
- 他不喜欢抽烟或者喝酒。 He doesn't like smoking or drinking.
- 你可以用手机或者电脑来查生词。You can use either a cellphone or computer to look up those new words.\r\n\r\n
\r\n==See also==
