要么

yào me

HSK 3.0 等级 6 连词 常见

释义

1. or
2. either one or the other

词语关系

Synonyms

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• 或者 huò zhě 或者 huò zhě or both mean 'or', but 要么 is more emphatic and often used in 'either ... or ...' constructions: or

Usage notes

Common mistakes

要么 often pairs with 要么 for 'either...or...'; don't use 或者 in this structure.

Formality

要么 is more conversational and emphatic than 或者, and is common in spoken Chinese.

例句

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要么 你去， 要么 我去。

Either you go, or I go.

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要么 的构成词

• 要 要 yāo: (bound form) to demand; to coerce
• 要 要 yào: to want; to need; to ask for
• 么 么 má: exclamatory final particle
• 么 么 ma: interrogative final particle