或者 … ，或者 … (either … or …)
Tea works, coffee works too
- or或者 … ，or或者 … = "either …, or …" — laying out two options.
- or或者to drink tea喝茶，or或者喝咖啡，都行 = "either tea or coffee, both are fine."
- Two or或者 frame the choices within a statement.
or或者 + A，or或者 + B
- Each or或者 offers one of the options.
either或者drink tea喝茶，or或者drink coffee喝咖啡。
- or或者to drink tea喝茶，or或者喝咖啡 = "either tea or coffee."
Explore
Correct or broken?
或者 A，或者 B lays out two workable options — statements only, both slots marked.
Practice
Either tea or coffee: ____ 喝茶，或者喝咖啡。
或者 + A，或者 + B = either A or B: 或者喝茶,或者喝咖啡.
Practice
Each option is introduced by its own 或者.
Yes — 或者 A，或者 B.
Recap
Key idea
- or或者 + A，or或者 + B — "either A or B" (in a statement)
- or或者to drink tea喝茶，or或者喝咖啡
- Use or / still还是 for a question; or或者 for a statement
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Either… or….
Practice
For a CHOICE QUESTION, which word do you use instead?
Question → 还是; statement → 或者…或者….