referring to an unknown quantity or amount; more or less
Sentences:
1. She might be able to come.
tā
huò
xǔ
néng
lái
。
她
或
许
能
来
。
她
:
she
或许
:
maybe, perhaps
能
:
can
来
:
come
2. At the weekend I will either cook at home or go out to eat.
zhōu
mò
wǒ
huò
zhě
zài
jiā
zuò
fàn
,
huò
zhě
chū
qù
chī
。
周
末
我
或
者
在
家
做
饭
,
或
者
出
去
吃
。
周末
:
weekend
我
:
I
或者
:
maybe, or
在家
:
at home
做饭
:
prepare a meal; cook
出去
:
go out
吃
:
eat
3. I wonder if they are for or against this.
bù
zhī
tā
men
shì
zàn
chéng
,
huò
shì
fǎn
duì
。
不
知
他
们
是
赞
成
,
或
是
反
对
。
不知
:
dont’ know
他们
:
thet
是
:
is
赞成
:
agree
或是
:
or
反对
:
not agree
4. I think they’ve more or less given up the ghost.
wǒ
xiǎng
tā
men
huò
duō
huò
shǎo
yǐ
jīng
fàng
qì
le
。
我
想
他
们
或
多
或
少
已
经
放
弃
了
。
我
:
I
想
:
think
他们
:
they
或多或少
:
more or less
已经
:
already
放弃
:
give up
了
:
(particle) used after an action that has taken place
5. Dark clouds are a sign of rain or snow.
wū
yún
shì
yǔ
huò
xuě
jiāng
zhì
de
yù
zhào
。
乌
云
是
雨
或
雪
将
至
的
预
兆
。
乌云
:
dark cloud
是
:
is
雨
:
rain
或
:
or
雪
:
snow
将
:
be going to
至
:
come
的
:
(particle) used after a verb or between a verb and its object to stress an element of the sentence
预兆
:
sign
2 thoughts on “或”
Hey Min Min! What is the difference beitween huo zhe and 还是
háishi? Some people told me that haishi is more commonly used? Do you have skype Min Min? Thanks!
Hey Min Min! What is the difference beitween huo zhe and 还是
háishi? Some people told me that haishi is more commonly used? Do you have skype Min Min? Thanks!
Hi Mervin,
还是 means ‘or’, and 或者 means ‘maybe’, and ‘or’.
For example:
你要这个还是那个?
And you can also say:
你要这个或者那个?
But normally we use 还是。
I’m sorry. I seldom use Skype.