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A 或者 B (or — in statements)
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Either day is fine
- A friend wants to meet this weekend and asks which day suits you. Both are free.
- Saturday星期六or或者Sunday星期天all / both都can可以。 — "Saturday or Sunday are both fine."
A or或者 B (in statements)
- or或者 = "or" in statements, offers and suggestions: you你can可以take坐the subway地铁or或者take a taxi打车.
- It can join nouns, verbs or whole clauses.
you你can可以take坐the subway地铁or或者take a taxi打车。
Complete: “You can pay in cash or by card.” 你可以付现金____刷卡。
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A statement offering alternatives uses 或者.
Choices, alternatives, either-way
- you你tomorrow明天or或者the day after tomorrow后天to / for / give给I我to make a telephone call打电话(suggestion)吧。 — "Call me tomorrow or the day after."
- at weekends周末I我often常常read看书，or或者go to去the park公园walk散步。 — "At weekends I often read, or go for a walk in the park."
at weekends周末I我often常常read看书，or或者go to去the park公园walk散步。
Build: “Call me tomorrow or the day after.”
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Time A 或者 time B + verb phrase.
Not for questions
- To ask "A or B?", use or / still还是: you你to drink tea喝茶or / still还是coffee (loanword)咖啡？, not you你to drink tea喝茶or或者coffee (loanword)咖啡？
- or或者 does not mean "and": I我to buy买(completed / change)了apple苹果and / with和banana香蕉 (both), not apple苹果or或者banana香蕉.
Which asks “Do you want tea or coffee?”
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An “A or B?” question uses 还是.
我买了苹果或者香蕉 means “I bought apples and bananas.”
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或者 is “or”; “and” is 和.
or或者…or或者…
- Repeated, it lists alternatives: or或者you你come来，or或者I我go to去，都行。 — "Either you come or I go — either is fine."
- also也can可以 often follows: take坐train火车also也can可以.
either或者you你come来，or或者I我go去。
Recap
- A or或者 B = A or B in statements and suggestions; or或者…or或者… = either … or ….
- Questions use or / still还是; "and" is and / with和.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Conjunctions.
A friend wants to meet this weekend and asks which day suits you. Both are free. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.