要么…要么…
Either… or… (choose one)
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5
要么 + A,要么 + B
要么…要么… presents two options and requires choosing one, often in suggestions or decisions: 要么你来我家,要么我去你家. It sounds firmer than 或者. It can also describe alternating habits (周末他要么在家看书,要么去打球), close to 不是…就是…. Both clauses must use 要么; don't replace the second with 或者/还是.
HSK 5 listening and gap fills.
Examples
要么你来我家,要么我去你家,都行。
Either you come to my place or I go to yours — either works.
这件事要么现在做,要么就别做了。
Either we do this now or not at all.
周末他要么在家看书,要么去打球。
On weekends he either reads at home or plays ball.
要么坐地铁,要么打车,公共汽车太慢了。
Either take the subway or a taxi — the bus is too slow.
Exercises
1. 你去,要么我去,总得有一个人去。
2.要么今天完成, 明天早上交,不能再晚了。
3.“要么吃米饭,要么吃面条”的意思是:
4.Choose the correct sentence: