要么
yàomeTraditional: 要麼
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Translation
either, or, either... or...
Word origin
A compound of 要 (yào, to want, will) and the suffix particle 么 (me), used as a paired conjunction to present alternatives.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 要 (yào, will) + 么 (me, particle)
Stroke order
要
么
Examples
，。
Either you come, or I go.
，。
At the weekend it is either reading or sleeping.
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Either we take the bus or we walk.
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Either you do it now, or you regret it later.
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Either take all of it, or take none of it.
要么 (yàome) is a conjunction used in pairs to mean either... or..., setting out two alternatives. It combines 要 with the colloquial suffix 么.
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