要么 yào me — or/either one or the other

要么
yào me

Characters: 要 · 么

Definitions

  1. or/either one or the other

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. or
  2. either one or the other

ExtDict

  1. 表示两种情况或两种意愿的选择关系：你赶快发个传真通知他，～打个长途电话｜～他来，～我去，明天总得当面谈一谈。

Examples

  • 要么你去，要么我去。

    Either you go, or I go.

  • 咱们要么说汉语，要么就别说话。

    Let’s either speak Chinese, or not speak at all.

  • 我要么去看电影，要么和朋友聊天。

    I am either going to watch a movie, or chat with my friends.