或者

huòzhě

or; possibly; maybe; perhaps

conjunction HSK 3.0 · Band 3

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

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Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

或
  • 或huòmaybeB3
  • 或是huòshìorB5
  • 或许huòxǔperhapsB5
  • 不可或缺bùkě-huòquēnecessaryB7
  • 或多或少huòduō-huòshǎomore or lessB7
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See it in sentences

你喝茶，或者喝咖啡？

Would you like tea, or coffee?

我坐地铁，或者坐公交车去。

I will take the subway, or the bus.