或是
Pinyin: huòshì
or; either one or the other
Example sentence
你可以拿大的盒子或是小的盒子。
Nǐ kěyǐ ná dà de hézi huòshì xiǎo de hézi.
You may take either the big box or the small one.
What 或是 means
或是 (huòshì) is an Chinese word meaning “or; either one or the other”. It appears in the HSK 5 collection.
More HSK 5 words
HSK 5
哎
āi
hey!
哎呀
āiyā
interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
唉
ài
alas; oh dear
爱护
àihù
to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect
安
ān
(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; to install; to fix; to fit
安全带
ānquándài
seat belt; safety belt
安慰
ānwèi
to comfort; to console
安装
ānzhuāng
to install; to erect; to fix; to mount
暗
àn
dark; to turn dark; secret; hidden; (literary) confused; ignorant
熬夜
áoyè
to stay up late or all night
把握
bǎwò
to grasp (also fig.); assurance; to seize; to hold
白
bái
white; in vain; free of charge; (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白話|白话[bai2 hua4])