或者
huò zhěㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: HOẶC GIẢ
Traditional: 或者
HSK 3HSK 3.0 · 3TOCFL 2
Meaning(conjunction, adverb)
or; possibly; maybe; perhaps
Examples
你明天或者后天来都可以。
nǐ míng tiān huò zhě hòu tiān lái dōu kě yǐ.
You can come tomorrow or the day after.
我们坐飞机或者坐火车去。
wǒ men zuò fēi jī huò zhě zuò huǒ chē qù.
We'll go by plane or by train.
周末我一般看书或者跑步。
zhōu mò wǒ yì bān kàn shū huò zhě pǎo bù.
On weekends I usually read or go running.
Easily confused
- 还是 — 还是 is used in either-or questions; 或者 in statements.
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Stroke order
HOẶC · 8 strokes
maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or
GIẢ · 8 strokes
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 后 or 前 to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to ma