要么 (yào me) — (conjunction) either…or…; used to present two alternatives; also used alone to suggest an alternative option

Définition

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

Exemples

  • 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?

Grammaire

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