Answer Key – Chinese Quiz: Huò zhě (或者) or Hái shì (还是)

Answer:

B A

Answer Analysis:

Xiǎo Míng: Nǐ zhè ɡe xīnɡ qī qù zhōnɡ ɡuó hái shì xià ɡè xīnɡ qī qù ?
小      明:    你  这  个   星  期  去   中      国   还  是  下  个   星   期 去?

Xiǎo Hóng: Xià ɡè xīnɡ qī.
小       红:    下  个   星   期。

Xiǎo Míng: Zěn me qù ?
小       明:    怎  么  去?

Xiǎo Hóng: Zuò huǒ chē huò zhě zuò fēi jī.
小      红:     坐    火    车   或   者    坐  飞 机。

1. 还是(hái shì)is usually used in two scenarios:

When the speaker uses it, it indicates he or she does not know “which one or what situation it is”. It is often used in questions.

Eg:
nǐ xǐ huān píng guǒ hái shì cǎo méi?
你喜欢苹果还是草莓?
Which one do you like, apple or strawberry?

Sometimes it doesn’t have to appear in a question. This is when phrase like “bù zhī dào不知道: don’t know yet,bù qīng chǔ不清楚: not clear,méi jué ding没决定: haven’t decided yet,bú què ding不确定: not sure” is in the sentence, too.

Eg:
qù měi guó hái shì qù yīng guó,wǒ hái méi què dìng.
去美国还是去英国,我还没确定。
I’m not sure where to visit, U.S. or U.K.

2. 或者(huò zhě): It’s normally not used in questions. The speaker uses it to tell others there are multiple possibilities.

Eg:
nǐ míng tiān lái huò zhě hòu tiān lái dōu kě yǐ.
你明天来或者后天来都可以。
You can come tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

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