或

huò

HSK 3.0 Level 3 Conjunction Very common

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Definitions

1. maybe
2. perhaps
3. might
4. possibly
5. or

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Word relationships

Counterparts

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• 还是 hái shi 还是 hái shi still (as before) or (in questions): still (as before)

Usage notes

Common mistakes

或 cannot be used in questions to ask 'A or B'; use 还是 instead.

Example Sentences

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你 或 他都可以来。

Either you or he can come.

或 有 或 无......

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 410495)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 或

• 或多或少 或多或少 huò duō huò shǎo: more or less
• 或是 或是 huò shì: or
• 或者 或者 huò zhě: or
• 或许 或许 huò xǔ: perhaps; maybe
• 不可或缺 不可或缺 bù kě huò quē: necessary
• 亦或 亦或 yì huò: or
• 倘或 倘或 tǎng huò: if; supposing that
• 即或 即或 jí huò: even if
• 容或 容或 róng huò: perhaps
• 或将 或将 huò jiāng: will perhaps
• 或然 或然 huò rán: probable
• 或然率 或然率 huò rán lǜ: probability (math.)
• 或称 或称 huò chēng: also called
• 或缺 或缺 huò quē: to lack
• 或门 或门 huò mén: OR gate (electronics)
• 抑或 抑或 yì huò: or
• 甚或 甚或 shèn huò: so much so that
• 相当于或大于 相当于或大于 xiāng dāng yú huò dà yú: greater than or equal to ≥
• 设或 设或 shè huò: if
• 间或 间或 jiàn huò: occasionally