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Stay In or Go Out?例 · 晚饭我们在家吃还是出去吃

You’re making plans with a friend and need them to choose. Put 还是 between the options in a question. It can link two things (“tea or coffee?”) or two actions (“stay or go?”).

晚饭我们在家吃还是出去吃？
wǎnfàn wǒmen zài jiā chī háishi chūqù chī?
For dinner, shall we eat at home or go out?
你想喝茶还是咖啡？
nǐ xiǎng hē chá háishi kāfēi?
Would you like tea or coffee?
周末你想看电影还是在家休息？
zhōumò nǐ xiǎng kàn diànyǐng háishi zài jiā xiūxi?
Would you rather see a film or relax at home this weekend?
我们坐地铁还是打车？
wǒmen zuò dìtiě háishi dǎchē?
Shall we take the subway or a taxi?
Hint · 힌트
还是 offers alternatives in a question. Use 或者 when you’re listing possibilities in a statement: 我们可以坐地铁或者打车 (“We can take the subway or a taxi”).

Vocabulary

ChineseEnglish
háishi
or (in a question)
huòzhě
or (in a statement)
wǎnfàn
dinner
zài jiā
at home
chūqù
to go out
chī
to eat
xiǎng
to want; would like
hē
to drink
chá
tea
kāfēi
coffee
zhōumò
weekend
kàn
to watch; see
diànyǐng
film; movie
xiūxi
to rest; relax
zuò
to take (transport); sit
dìtiě
subway; metro
dǎchē
to take a taxi
yìqǐ
together
xuǎnzé
to choose; choice
jìhuà
plan

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