Providing two options with double "huozhe"
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Keywords
One easy way to give two options is to precede each one with 或者.
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。
- 你 或者 学 汉语 , 或者 学 法律,别的就别学了。
- 咱们 或者 去 爬山 或者 泡温泉。
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