Difference between revisions of "Offering choices with "haishi""

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| 你 || 要 || 茶 || <em>还是</em> || 咖啡 || ?
 
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| 你 || 是 || 美国人 || <em>还是</em> || 英国人 || ?
 
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| 你 || 想吃 || 中国菜 || <em>还是</em> || 法国菜 || ?
 
| 你 || 想吃 || 中国菜 || <em>还是</em> || 法国菜 || ?
 
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| 那 || 是 || 很大的猫 || <em>还是</em> || 很小的老虎 || ?
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Revision as of 05:32, 14 August 2012

还是 (háishì) is used in Chinese to provide options in a question. This is equivalent to one use of "or" in English.

Structure

Option A + 还是 + Option B

You can then put this into all kinds of questions with the following structure:

Subject + Verb + Option A + 还是 + Option B

Examples

还是 questions
Subject Verb Option A 还是 Option B
还是 咖啡
美国人 还是 英国人
喜欢 啤酒 还是 葡萄酒
医生 还是 老师
想吃 中国菜 还是 法国菜
大猫 还是 小老虎

Please note that 还是 is for offering options in a question. It should not be used for "or" in statements (see below).

See also

Sources and further reading

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