或者

huòzhě

conjunction HSK 2 #268

Meanings

1 or
2 perhaps
3 maybe

Characters

one who; person

Examples

你喝茶或者咖啡？

Nǐ hē chá huòzhě kāfēi?

Do you drink tea or coffee?

我们可以去公园或者看电影。

Wǒmen kěyǐ qù gōngyuán huòzhě kàn diànyǐng.

We can go to the park or watch a movie.

或者我们明天再说。

Huòzhě wǒmen míngtiān zài shuō.

Maybe we can talk about it tomorrow.

Tips

grammar

或者 is for statements. 还是 is for choice questions. Don't mix them up.

mistakes

Don't use 或者 in A-or-B questions — use 还是 instead.

Stroke Order

或 huò

者 zhě