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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 &quot;either/or&quot; 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.

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== <span id="Structure" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> ==

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.

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* ''要么'' 你 去，''要么'' 他 去 。<span class="pinyin">''Yàome'' nǐ qù, ''yàome'' tā qù.</span><span class="trans">Either you go, or he goes.</span>
* ''要么'' 继续 ，''要么'' 放弃 。<span class="pinyin">''Yàome'' jìxù, ''yàome'' fàngqì.</span><span class="trans">Either keep going or give up.</span>
* ''要么'' 好好 做 ，''要么'' 就 别 做 。<span class="pinyin">''Yàome'' hǎohǎo zuò, ''yàome'' jiù bié zuò.</span><span class="trans">You either do it well or don't do it.</span>
* ''要么'' 现在 就 买 ，''要么'' 现在 就 走 。<span class="pinyin">''Yàome'' xiànzài jiù mǎi, ''yàome'' xiànzài jiù zǒu.</span><span class="trans">Either buy it now, or we get out of here now.</span>
* 你 ''要么'' 回 老家 ，''要么'' 留在 上海 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ ''yàome'' huí lǎojiā, ''yàome'' liúzài Shànghǎi.</span><span class="trans">You either go back to your hometown or stay in Shanghai.</span>
* ''要么'' 看书 ，''要么'' 写 作业 ，不 可以 出去 玩 。<span class="pinyin">''Yàome'' kànshū, ''yàome'' xiě zuòyè, bù kěyǐ chūqù wán.</span><span class="trans">You either read or do homework. No playing outside.</span>
* ''要么'' 继续 找工作 ，''要么'' 创业 ，不能 什么 都 不做 。<span class="pinyin">''Yàome'' jìxù zhǎo gōngzuò, ''yàome'' chuàngyè, bù néng shénme dōu bù zuò.</span><span class="trans">Either keeping looking for a job or start your own business. You can't just sit around doing nothing.</span>
* 你 ''要么'' 加入 我们 队，''要么'' 加入 他们 队 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ ''yàome'' jiārù wǒmen duì, ''yàome'' jiārù tāmen duì.</span><span class="trans">You either join our team or their team.</span>
* 去年 夏天 ，我 每天 ''要么'' 去 健身房，''要么'' 去 图书馆，特别 无聊 。<span class="pinyin">Qùnián xiàtiān, wǒ měi tiān ''yàome'' qù jiànshēnfáng, ''yàome'' qù túshūguǎn, tèbié wúliáo.</span><span class="trans">Last summer I either went to the gym or the library every day. It was so boring.</span>
* 我 老公 周末 ''要么'' 睡觉 ，''要么'' 打 游戏 ，从来 不 做 家务 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ lǎogōng zhōumò ''yàome'' shuìjiào, ''yàome'' dǎ yóuxì, cónglái bù zuò jiāwù.</span><span class="trans">My husband either sleeps or plays video games on weekends. He never does chores.</span>


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* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Providing_two_options_with_double_%22huozhe%22 Providing two options with double &quot;huozhe&quot;]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_the_only_two_possibilities Expressing the only two possibilities]

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