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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.
Structure
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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.
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- [Expressing the only two
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Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [2
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- [4 Sources and
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要么 + Option A ，要么 + Option B
Examples
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- *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
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- [Providing two options with double
"huozhe"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Providing_two_options_with_double_%22huozhe%22)
- [Expressing the only two
possibilities](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_the_only_two_possibilities)
Sources and further reading
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