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或是 (huò shì): Or (Adverb, Conjunction) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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或是 consists of 2 characters.

or; perhaps; maybe

Example Sentences with 或是

nǐ你

kě可

yǐ以

hē喝

chá茶

，

huò或

shì是

hē喝

kā咖

fēi啡

。

You can drink tea, or drink coffee.

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Words with 或

或者huò zhěHSK 3
或许huò xǔ
不可或缺bù kě huò quē
或多或少huò duō huò shǎo

Words with 是

虽然……但是……suī rán ……dàn shì ……HSK 2
总是zǒng shìHSK 3
还是hái shìHSK 3
于是yú shìHSK 4
可是kě shìHSK 4
是否shì fǒuHSK 4
要是yào shiHSK 4
但是dàn shì