或是

huòshì

Novice Level 2 ★ Core word
Conjunction

或是 (huòshì) is a Chinese word meaning “or”. It sits at TOCFL Level 2 (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. or
  2. either one or the other

Stroke order

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Example

你要喝茶或是咖啡?

Do you want tea or coffee?

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).