HSK 7–9 grammar · conjunction
或⋯⋯，或⋯⋯
或⋯⋯，或⋯⋯ — either …, or …
Pattern
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( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after
How it works
The paired 或…或… lists alternatives in written Chinese: "whether … or …". Both halves take 或, and the frame states possibilities rather than asking the listener to choose — for a real question use 还是.
Examples
或步行，或骑车，都可以到达。
Huò bùxíng, huò qíchē, dōu kěyǐ dàodá.
On foot or by bike, either will get you there.
人们或坐或站，等着开场。
Rénmen huò zuò huò zhàn, děngzhe kāichǎng.
People sat or stood, waiting for it to begin.
Related
See it in a story
In the app, 或⋯⋯，或⋯⋯ is underlined wherever it appears in the stories you read, and practised with sentences from them. Free.