Mandarin Chinese Grammar for Pimsleur Students/Conjunctions
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Mandarin Chinese Grammar for Pimsleur Students NOUNS - Pronouns - Nouns - Proper nouns |
Conjunctions
[edit | edit source]Disjunction
[edit | edit source]还是 | háishì | or (only one alternative possible) |
一点钟还是两点钟 ? | yī diăn zhōng háishì liăng diăn zhōng? | At 1 o'clock or at 2 o'clock? |
或者 | huòzhě | or (both alternatives possible) |
我想买茶或者水 ◦ | wŏ xiăng măi chá huòzhě shuĭ. | I would like to order tea or water. |
Contrast
[edit | edit source]可是 | kě shì | but |
他是中国人可是他英文说得很好 ◦ | tā shì Zhōnguó rén kě shì tā yīngwén shuō de hěn hăo. | He is Chinese, but he speaks English very well. |