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或 (huò) — (conjunction) or (used to link alternatives); (adverb) perhaps; maybe; might; possibly

Definition

或 (huò) is a slightly more formal 'or' than 或者, and as 'maybe' it reads more like writing than speech — more literary than 也许 and stronger/more bookish than 或许.

conjunction
or (used to link alternatives)
adverb
perhapsmaybemightpossibly
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Examples

  • 或。
    Nǐ kě yǐ zuò fēi jī huò huǒ chē qù.
    You can go by plane or train.
  • 。
    Tā huò xǔ hái bù zhī dào zhè ge wèn tí.
    He might not know about this problem yet.
  • 。
    Míng tiān huò xǔ huì xià yǔ.
    It might rain tomorrow.

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