抑或

yìhuò

conjunction #12,346

Meanings

1 or
2 could it be that...?

Characters

to suppress; or (literary)

Examples

HSK 4

你是支持，抑或反对？

Nǐ shì zhīchí, yìhuò fǎnduì?

Do you support it, or oppose it?

HSK 5

这是真的，抑或只是一个传说？

Zhè shì zhēnde, yìhuò zhǐshì yígè chuánshuō?

Is this true, or is it just a legend?

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抑或 is literary/formal. In everyday speech, use 还是 or 或者 instead. 抑或 is common in written Chinese, essays, and formal speeches.

Stroke Order

抑 yì

或 huò