{"id":7327,"date":"2023-05-09T15:51:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T07:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=7327"},"modified":"2023-05-05T16:40:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T08:40:20","slug":"huozhe-huoshi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/09\/huozhe-huoshi\/","title":{"rendered":"Expressing &#8220;either&#8230;or&#8221; with \u6216\u8005 hu\u00f2zh\u011b"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/09\/huozhe-huoshi\/#Structure\" >Structure<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/09\/huozhe-huoshi\/#Option_1_%E6%88%96%E8%80%85_or_%E6%88%96%E6%98%AF_Option_2\" >Option 1 + \u6216\u8005 or \u6216\u662f + Option 2<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#77648a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Grammar Point:<\/mark><\/strong><br>\u6216\u8005 hu\u00f2zh\u011b and \u6216\u662f hu\u00f2sh\u00ec both mean &#8220;or&#8221; in Chinese, but they are used to express a preference or emphasis on one of the options. It can be translated as &#8220;either&#8230;or&#8221; in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Structure\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#77648a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Structure<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Option_1_%E6%88%96%E8%80%85_or_%E6%88%96%E6%98%AF_Option_2\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a791bc\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Option 1 + \u6216\u8005 or \u6216\u662f + <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a791bc\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Option 2<\/mark><\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u6216\u8005 hu\u00f2zh\u011b is generally considered more formal and literary than \u6216\u662f hu\u00f2sh\u00ec. It is often used in written or formal contexts, such as news reports, official documents, and academic papers. \u6216\u662f hu\u00f2sh\u00ec is more colloquial and informal, and is often used in everyday speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6216\u662f<\/span><rt>hu\u00f2sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8336<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6216\u662f<\/span><rt>hu\u00f2sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8336<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Either coffee or tea, I drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9031\u672b<\/span><rt>zh\u014dum\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6216\u662f<\/span><rt>hu\u00f2sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u722c\u5c71<\/span><rt>p\u00e1sh\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u672b<\/span><rt>zh\u014dum\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6216\u662f<\/span><rt>hu\u00f2sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u722c\u5c71<\/span><rt>p\u00e1sh\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><br>We can either watch a movie or go hiking on the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u516d<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00edli\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6216\u8005<\/span><rt>hu\u00f2zh\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u5929<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00edti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8d77<\/span><rt>y\u00ecq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u98ef<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u516d<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012bli\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6216\u8005<\/span><rt>hu\u00f2zh\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u5929<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012bti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8d77<\/span><rt>y\u00ecq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u996d<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Let&#8217;s have a meal together on Saturday or Sunday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u61c9\u8a72<\/span><rt>y\u012bngg\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6216\u8005<\/span><rt>hu\u00f2zh\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u570b<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dnggu\u00f3<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b80\u66f8<\/span><rt>d\u00fash\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e94\u8be5<\/span><rt>y\u012bngg\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6216\u8005<\/span><rt>hu\u00f2zh\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u56fd<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dnggu\u00f3<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bfb\u4e66<\/span><rt>d\u00fash\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><br>If you want to learn Chinese well, you should study in Taiwan or China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5982\u679c<\/span><rt>r\u00fagu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u725b\u5976<\/span><rt>ni\u00fan\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u71d5\u9ea5\u5976<\/span><rt>y\u00e0nm\u00e0in\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6216\u662f<\/span><rt>hu\u00f2sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c46\u6f3f<\/span><rt>d\u00f2uji\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">OK<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5982\u679c<\/span><rt>r\u00fagu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u725b\u5976<\/span><rt>ni\u00fan\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u71d5\u9ea6\u5976<\/span><rt>y\u00e0nm\u00e0in\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6216\u662f<\/span><rt>hu\u00f2sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c46\u6d46<\/span><rt>d\u00f2uji\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">OK<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>If you do not have milk, either oat milk or soy milk can be ok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#6a49850f;font-size:15px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#645274\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FYI<\/mark><\/strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#74a291\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><br><\/mark>The word &#8216;ok&#8217; has become a part of the Chinese culture in Taiwan. We use &#8216;ok&#8217; as a two-syllable Chinese word, for example, when we ask &#8216;Are you ok?&#8217; we say &#8216;\u4f60ok<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span>\uff1f&#8217; or &#8216;\u4f60o\u4e0dok\uff1f&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e73\u5e38<\/span><rt>p\u00edngch\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31\u662f<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nk\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u97d3\u5287<\/span><rt>h\u00e1nj\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6216\u662f<\/span><rt>hu\u00f2sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u5287<\/span><rt>r\u00ecj\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e73\u5e38<\/span><rt>p\u00edngch\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31\u662f<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nk\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u97e9\u5267<\/span><rt>h\u00e1nj\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6216\u662f<\/span><rt>hu\u00f2sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u5267<\/span><rt>r\u00ecj\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Usually, I watch Korean dramas or Japanese dramas at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u5bb6<\/span><rt>n\u01d0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6216\u8005<\/span><rt>hu\u00f2zh\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d04<\/span><rt>yu\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5bb6<\/span><rt>y\u00ecji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561\u5e97<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113idi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u6a23<\/span><rt>z\u011bny\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b9\u4fbf<\/span><rt>f\u0101ngbi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u5bb6<\/span><rt>n\u01d0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6216\u8005<\/span><rt>hu\u00f2zh\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ea6<\/span><rt>yu\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5bb6<\/span><rt>y\u00ecji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561\u5e97<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113idi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u6837<\/span><rt>z\u011bny\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b9\u4fbf<\/span><rt>f\u0101ngbi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I can go to your place or we can meet at a coffee shop, whichever is more convenient for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de7\u514b\u529b<\/span><rt>qi\u01ceok\u0113l\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6216\u662f<\/span><rt>hu\u00f2sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7126\u7cd6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101ot\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f4<\/span><rt>g\u00e8ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9\u513f<\/span><rt>di\u01cenr<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de7\u514b\u529b<\/span><rt>qi\u01ceok\u00e8l\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6216\u662f<\/span><rt>hu\u00f2sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7126\u7cd6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101ot\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f4<\/span><rt>g\u00e8ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Adding some chocolate or caramel will make it taste even better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to use &#8216;or&#8217; in questions, you need to use <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/08\/or-haishi\/\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9084\u662f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fd8\u662f<\/span> h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/a>. 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