或是 (huò shì): or; either… or…

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 5adverb, conjunction

Word info

表示选择关系，连接两个或多个可选的人、事物或情况，相当于“或者”。常用于书面语和口语中，提出两种可能中的一种。与“或者”意思基本相同，但语气稍显正式。还可以用在“无论是……或是……”的句式中，表示在任何条件下结果都一样。

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HSK 3

maybe

HSK 1

to be (followed by substantives only)

You can choose to drink tea or coffee.

Tomorrow we can go to the movies or go to the park, either is fine.

He is considering working in Beijing or Shanghai.

You can pay by credit card or cash.

On weekends, I usually read books or listen to music at home.

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