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  <p>You can give a series of alternatives by using <span class="hanzi">要么</span> (<span class="pinyin">yàome</span>). The structure is pretty versatile, as you can put a wide variety of things after each <span class="hanzi">要么</span>:</p>

  <h2>Contents</h2>

  <ol>
    <li>Structure<br/></li>

    <li>Examples<br/></li>

    <li>See also<br/></li>

    <li>Sources and further reading<br/></li>

    <ol>
      <li>Books<br/></li>
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  <h2 id="used-for-making-a-suggestion">Used for Making a Suggestion</h2>

  <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>

  <p>When used all by itself, <span class="hanzi">要么</span> starts the sentence and is used to give a suggestion.</p>

  <div>
    <div class="deux">
      Reason / Situation <span class="hanzist">，要么</span> + Option B (+ <span class="hanzist">吧</span>)
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  <p>or</p>

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    <div class="deux">
      <span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">要么</span> + Option ，Reason / Situation
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  <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>

  <div class="exemple">
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      <li><span class="hanzi">老板 今天 不 在 ，要么 你们 明天 来 吧 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn jīntiān bù zài, yàome nǐmen míngtiān lái ba.</span><br/><span> The boss isn't here today. How about if you all come back tomorrow?</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">大家 都 有点 累 了，要么 休息 一会儿 吧 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Dàjiā dōu yǒudiǎn lèi le, yàome xiūxi yīhuìr ba.</span><br/><span> Everyone is a little tired. Why don't we rest for a while?</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">这个 星期 我 比较 忙，要么 下 个 星期 见 ？</span> <span class="pinyin">Zhège xīngqī wǒ bǐjiào máng, yàome xià gè xīngqī jiàn?</span><br/><span> I'm pretty busy this week. How about we meet up next week?</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我 周末 还 没 安排，要么 你们 来 我家 玩 ？</span> <span class="pinyin">Wǒ zhōumò hái méi ānpái, yàome lái wǒ jiā wán?</span><br/><span> I don't have plans for the weekend. How about you guys come to my place and hang out?</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我 的 钱 不 够 ，要么 我 用 支付宝 付 吧 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Wǒ de qián bù gòu, yàome wǒ yòng Zhīfùbǎo fù ba.</span><br/><span> I don't have that much money. How about I pay you by Alipay?</span></li>
    </ul>
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  <h2 id="used-to-express-limited-options">Used to Express Limited Options</h2>

  <p>When used by itself, <span class="hanzi">要么</span> is a not-so-pushy suggestion. But when used for a pair of choices, it gives a much more hardline "<b>either/or</b>" 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, <span class="hanzi">要不</span> acts exactly like <span class="hanzi">要么</span>.</p>

  <p>It can be used both for commands and non-commands.</p>

  <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>

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    <div class="deux">
      <span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">要么</span> + Option A <span class="hanzist">，要么</span> + Option B
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  <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>

  <div class="exemple">
    <ul>
      <li><span class="hanzi">要么 你 去，要么 他 去 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Yàome nǐ qù, yàome tā qù.</span><br/><span> Either you go, or he goes.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">要么 现在 就 买 ，要么 就 别 买 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Yàome xiànzài jiù mǎi, yàome jiù bié mǎi.</span><br/><span> Either buy it now, or don't buy it.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">要么 好好 听课 ，要么 现在 就 出去 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Yàome hǎohǎo tīngkè, yàome xiànzài jiù chūqù.</span><br/><span> Either listen to the lesson carefully or get out right now.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">去年 夏天 ，我 每天 要么 去 健身，要么 去 图书馆，特别 无聊 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Qùnián xiàtiān, wǒ měi tiān yàome qù jiànshēn, yàome qù túshūguǎn, tèbié wúliáo.</span><br/><span> Last summer I either went to the gym or the library every day. It was so boring.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我 老公 周末 要么 睡觉 ，要么 打 游戏 ，从来 不 做 家务 。</span><span class="pinyin"> Wǒ lǎogōng zhōumò yàome shuìjiào, yàome dǎ yóuxì, cónglái bù zuò jiāwù.</span><br/><span> My husband either sleeps or plays online games on weekends. He never does chores.</span></li>
    </ul>
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  <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>

  <ul>
    <li><a href="Providing_two_options_with_double_&quot;huozhe&quot;" title="wikilink">Providing two options with double "huozhe"</a></li>

    <li><a href="Expressing_the_only_two_possibilities" title="wikilink">Expressing the only two possibilities</a></li>
  </ul>

  <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>

  <h3 id="books">Books</h3>

  <ul>
    <li>Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 158)</li>

    <li>New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (<span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本4</span>) (pp. 165)</li>
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