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    [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E8%A6%81%E4%B9%88 要么], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E8%A6%81 要]
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When used by itself, 要么 is a not-so-pushy suggestion. But when used for a pair of choices, it gives a much more hardline "either/or" feel: ''these are the two choices. Choose one.'' (It can also be used for more than two choices, but it's usually just two.) In this case, 要不 acts exactly like 要么.
== Contents ==  [[[#|hide]]] 
* [[#Structure|1 Structure]] * [[#Examples|2 Examples]] * [[#See_also|3 See also]] * [[#Sources_and_further_reading|4 Sources and further reading]] ** [[#Books|4.1 Books]]
== Structure == You can give a series of alternatives by using 要么 (yàome). The structure is pretty versatile, as you can put a wide variety of things after each 要么. It can be used both for commands and non-commands.
要么 + Option A ，要么 + Option B
== Examples ==
* ''要么'' 你 去，''要么'' 他 去 。''Yàome'' nǐ qù, ''yàome'' tā qù.Either you go, or he goes. * ''要么'' 继续 ，''要么'' 放弃 。''Yàome'' jìxù, ''yàome'' fàngqì.Either keep going or give up. * ''要么'' 好好 做 ，''要么'' 就 别 做 。''Yàome'' hǎohǎo zuò, ''yàome'' jiù bié zuò.You either do it well or don't do it. * ''要么'' 现在 就 买 ，''要么'' 现在 就 走 。''Yàome'' xiànzài jiù mǎi, ''yàome'' xiànzài jiù zǒu.Either buy it now, or we get out of here now. * 你 ''要么'' 回 老家 ，''要么'' 留在 上海 。Nǐ ''yàome'' huí lǎojiā, ''yàome'' liúzài Shànghǎi.You either go back to your hometown or stay in Shanghai. * ''要么'' 看书 ，''要么'' 写 作业 ，不 可以 出去 玩 。''Yàome'' kànshū, ''yàome'' xiě zuòyè, bù kěyǐ chūqù wán.You either read or do homework. No playing outside. * ''要么'' 继续 找工作 ，''要么'' 创业 ，不能 什么 都 不做 。''Yàome'' jìxù zhǎo gōngzuò, ''yàome'' chuàngyè, bù néng shénme dōu bù zuò.Either keeping looking for a job or start your own business. You can't just sit around doing nothing. * 你 ''要么'' 加入 我们 队，''要么'' 加入 他们 队 。Nǐ ''yàome'' jiārù wǒmen duì, ''yàome'' jiārù tāmen duì.You either join our team or their team. * 去年 夏天 ，我 每天 ''要么'' 去 健身房，''要么'' 去 图书馆，特别 无聊 。Qùnián xiàtiān, wǒ měi tiān ''yàome'' qù jiànshēnfáng, ''yàome'' qù túshūguǎn, tèbié wúliáo.Last summer I either went to the gym or the library every day. It was so boring. * 我 老公 周末 ''要么'' 睡觉 ，''要么'' 打 游戏 ，从来 不 做 家务 。Wǒ lǎogōng zhōumò ''yàome'' shuìjiào, ''yàome'' dǎ yóuxì, cónglái bù zuò jiāwù.My husband either sleeps or plays video games on weekends. He never does chores.
== See also == * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Providing_two_options_with_double_%22huozhe%22 Providing two options with double "huozhe"] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_the_only_two_possibilities Expressing the only two possibilities] == Sources and further reading == === Books === * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_1 Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1] (pp. 158) [http://amzn.to/2fdV2l3 →buy] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_4_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC4) New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)] (pp. 165) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561913192/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561913192 →buy]
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