或是

huò shì · huo shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. or
  2. either one or the other

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)可(kě)以(yǐ)拿(ná)大(dà)的(de)盒(hé)子(zi)或(huò)是(shì)小(xiǎo)的(de)盒(hé)子(zi)。

You may take either the big box or the small one.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

健(jiàn)康(kāng)比(bǐ)财(cái)富(fù)重(zhòng)要(yào)。这(zhè)句(jù)话(huà)是(shì)对(duì)呢(ne) ? 或(huò)是(shì)错(cuò)呢(ne) ?

Health is more important than wealth. Is this statement true? Or is it false?

Tatoeba: Chinese by mimosawang · English by frpzzd · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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