yào​me

either... or...

  • created reference approved 要末 → 要么/要麼 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    要末 yào​me

    要么 / 要麼 yào​me

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 要末 · yào​me · either... or... — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    要末

    yào​me

    either... or...

    Used in the [[要么|要麼|yao4 me5]] ... [[要么|要麼|yao4 me5]] pattern to indicate a choice between two or more options; either one or the other.

    要 (literal) → 要 · yào · either... or... 末 (bound) → 末 · me · [pause]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 要末 · yào​me · how about, let's — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    要末

    yào​me

    how about, let's

    Used at the start of a sentence to make a suggestion, similar to "how about" or "let's"

    要 (literal) → 要 · yào · if 末 (bound) → 末 · me · [pause]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense