要么 (yào me) — (conjunction) either…or…; used to present two alternatives; also used alone to suggest an alternative option
Definition
要么 pairs two alternatives (要么…要么…, 'either…or…'), and can also stand alone as 'how about…' to suggest a different option. Compared with 或者, it's more colloquial and emphatic, and it always presents two real choices, not just a list of possibilities.
conjunction
either…or…used to present two alternativesalso used alone to suggest an alternative option
Examples
- 要么，。yào me Nǐ qù, huò zhě wǒ qù.Either you go, or I go.
- 要么，。yào me Xiàn zài zuò, bù rán jiù lái bù jí le.Either do it now, or it will be too late.
- ？要么。Nǐ bù xǐ huan zhè ge? yào me wǒ men huàn yí gè.You don't like this? Or how about we change to another one?
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