grammar

to list the grammar points by HSK level

ID: 433
compare:
HSK: 3
format: topic1 + 或者 + topic2
example: 周末 我 想 在 家 看书 或者 看 电影
details: 或者 is used in a statement in which options are presented.(topic is possibility and do not expect a choice)
exception: The structure for 或者 and 还是 is the same, but the meaning, as well as the context in which 或者 is needed, is different. 或者 drops the "A or B, PICK ONE" attitude in favor of a more open, "maybe A, perhaps B... (or maybe both or neither?)" So it's less exclusive and less demanding of a choice RIGHT NOW.
keyword: 或者
class: undefined,c,d
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theme: Both 还是 (háishì) and 或者 (huòzhě) mean "or" and are used to present a choice. However, 还是 is normally used when asking a question, and 或者 is mostly for declarative sentences.
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