HSK 5 · VERSION 2.0#91
Either... Or... with “huòzhě”
或者……或者……
How it works
或者……或者…… (huòzhě...huòzhě...) means “either... or...” It presents two or more alternatives in a structured way.
Compared with single 或者 (huòzhě), the repeated form sounds more deliberate and balanced.
Example sentences
这件事你可以或者自己处理,或者先跟大家商量以后再决定。
For this matter, you can either handle it yourself or first discuss it with everyone and then decide.
明天的安排还没完全确定,或者上午出发,或者下午开完会以后再走。
Tomorrow’s arrangements have not been completely settled yet: either we leave in the morning or we leave after the meeting in the afternoon.
这个问题要么是方法不对,或者就是数据本身有问题。
This problem is either due to the wrong method, or there is something wrong with the data itself.
Key point
This structure is useful when clearly presenting two alternative possibilities.