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或

huò
HSK 3.0 Level 3 Conjunction Very common

Definitions

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

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Character focus

Stroke order

8 strokes

Word relationships

Counterparts

1 item
还是
hái shi

still (as before)

or (in questions)

Usage notes

Common mistakes

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

Example Sentences

2 shown
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
huò duō huò shǎo

more or less

或是
huò shì

or

或者
huò zhě

or

或许
huò xǔ

perhaps; maybe

不可或缺
bù kě huò quē

necessary

亦或
yì huò

or

倘或
tǎng huò

if; supposing that

即或
jí huò

even if

容或
róng huò

perhaps

或将
huò jiāng

will perhaps

或然
huò rán

probable

或然率
huò rán lǜ

probability (math.)

或称
huò chēng

also called

或缺
huò quē

to lack

或门
huò mén

OR gate (electronics)

抑或
yì huò

or

甚或
shèn huò

so much so that

相当于或大于
xiāng dāng yú huò dà yú

greater than or equal to ≥

设或
shè huò

if

间或
jiàn huò

occasionally