Providing two options with double "huozhe"
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Level B2
Similar to
Offering choices with "haishi" (A1)
Expressing "or" in statements (A2)
Expressing "either... or..." with "yaome" (B1)
Reviewing options with "ba" (B1)
Expressing the only two possibilities (B2)
Used for
Giving alternatives
Keywords
或者
Translations
either, or
One easy way to give two options is to precede each one with 或者 (huòzhě).
Contents
1 Structure
2 Examples
3 See also
4 Sources and further reading
4.1 Books
4.2 Dictionaries
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.
你 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.
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