非此即彼

fēi cǐ jí bǐ

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Definitions

1. either this or that
2. one or the other

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Child Words of 非此即彼

• 即 即 jí: namely
• 此 此 cǐ: this; these
• 非 非 fēi: to not be; not
• 彼 彼 bǐ: that