或
者

Or in Chinese: 或者 (huò zhě)

huò zhě

or

HSK 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1or
  2. 2possibly; maybe; perhaps

Stroke order

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或
者

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄏㄨㄛˋ

huò

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓㄜˇ

zhě

ㄓ/ zhㄜ/ eˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

See 或者 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 你或者我会被选中。

    nǐ huò zhě wǒ huì bèi xuǎn zhōng。

    You or I will be chosen.

  • 他走路或者骑车过来。

    tā zǒu lù huò zhě qí chē guò lái。

    He'll come on foot or by bicycle.

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Related words

或

huò

maybe

者

zhě

(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...

记者

jì zhě

reporter

作者

zuò zhě

author

读者

dú zhě

reader

或许

huò xǔ

perhaps

或是

huò shì

or

学者

xué zhě

scholar

患者

huàn zhě

patient

后者

hòu zhě

the latter

前者

qián zhě

the former

使者

shǐ zhě

emissary

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