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或huòor

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或 (huò) means "or." It appears in 你可以喝茶或咖啡。 (You can drink tea or coffee.) and 明天或后天都可以。 (Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow are both fine.) Planning a meeting, a friend says 周末或下个星期都可以。 (The weekend or next week both work.) and later asks 上午或下午？ (Morning or afternoon?)

What does 或 mean?

  1. 1.

    orconjunction

What does the character 或 mean?

  • 或or

How do you use 或?

See it in 你可以喝茶或咖啡 and 明天或后天都可以

What are some examples of 或 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 2

    你可以喝茶或咖啡。

    Nǐ kěyǐ hē chá huò kāfēi.

    You can drink tea or coffee.

  2. HSK 3

    明天或后天都可以。

    Míngtiān huò hòutiān dōu kěyǐ.

    Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow are both fine.

How is 或 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    我们什么时候见？

    Wǒmen shénme shíhou jiàn?

    When shall we meet?

  2. Speaker B:

    周末或下个星期都可以。

    Zhōumò huò xià ge xīngqī dōu kěyǐ.

    The weekend or next week both work.

  3. Speaker A:

    那就星期六吧。

    Nà jiù xīngqīliù ba.

    Then let's make it Saturday.

  4. Speaker B:

    上午或下午？

    Shàngwǔ huò xiàwǔ?

    Morning or afternoon?

  5. Speaker A:

    下午吧。

    Xiàwǔ ba.

    Afternoon, I think.

Can you use 或 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 你可以喝茶___咖啡。 (You can drink tea or coffee.)
  2. 2.What does 明天或后天都可以。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "or" in 你可以喝茶或咖啡。?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.