Providing two options with double "huozhe"

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.
  • 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.

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Dictionaries

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