created sense approved 或是 · huòshì · or — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
或是
huòshì
or
Used to connect words or phrases representing alternatives.
或 (literal) → 或 · huò · or 是 (literal) → 是 · shì · to be
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 或是 · huòshì · perhaps — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
或是
huòshì
perhaps
Used to express a possibility, meaning "maybe" or "perhaps it is".
或 (literal) → 或 · huò · maybe 是 (literal) → 是 · shì · to be
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 或是 · huòshì · either... or... — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
或是
huòshì
either... or...
Used correlatively to indicate alternatives, often appearing twice in the same sentence to introduce each option.
或 (literal) → 或 · huò · or 是 (literal) → 是 · shì · to be
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition