huò
㺢
or; perhaps; someone
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Meanings
3 senses · 7 examplesconjunction
or; either...or...
formalUsed to connect two or more alternatives. Often used in the structure "A 或 B". It is more formal and less common in daily speech than "或者".
Míng明
tiān天
wǒ我
huò或
tā他
yào要
qù去
kāi开
huì会
。
Either I or he will attend the meeting tomorrow.
Nǐ你
kě可
yǐ以
xuǎn选
zé择
kā咖
fēi啡
huò或
chá茶
。
You can choose coffee or tea.
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Chéng成
gōng功
yǔ与
fǒu否
，
huò或
qǔ取
jué决
yú于
nǐ你
de的
nǔ努
lì力
。
Success or failure may depend on your effort.
adverb
perhaps; maybe
archaicUsed to express uncertainty or possibility. Archaic and literary in this sense.
Huò或
kě可
yī一
shì试
。
Perhaps it's worth a try.
Tā他
jīn今
rì日
huò或
bù不
lái来
。
He might not come today.
pronoun
someone; somebody; some
archaicArch meaning referring to an unspecified person or thing. Now mostly seen in classical Chinese or fixed expressions.
Huò或
yuē曰
：
"
Zǐ子
fēi非
yú鱼
，
ān安
zhī知
yú鱼
zhī之
lè乐
？
"
Someone said, "You are not a fish, how do you know the fish's happiness?"
Rén人
gù固
yǒu有
yī一
sǐ死
，
huò或
zhòng重
yú于
Tài泰
Shān山
，
huò或
qīng轻
yú于
hóng鸿
máo毛
。
All men must die, but some deaths are weightier than Mount Tai, and some are lighter than a goose feather.