created reference approved 要么/要麼 → 要不 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要么 / 要麼 yàome
要不 yàobù
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 要么/要麼 → 要不然 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要么 / 要麼 yàome
要不然 yàobùrán
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 要么/要麼 · yàome · either... or — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要么 / 要麼
yàome
either... or
Used to present multiple options or possibilities where one must be chosen.
要 (literal) → 要 · yào · either... or... 么 (bound) → 么/麼 · me · suffix
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 要么/要麼 · yàome · how about — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要么 / 要麼
yàome
how about
Used at the beginning of a suggestion to propose an action; similar to "how about" or "why don't we".
要 (literal) → 要 · yào · if 么 (bound) → 么/麼 · me · suffix
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 要么/要麼 · yàome · otherwise — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要么 / 要麼
yàome
otherwise
Used in a second clause to express a hypothetical alternative or what should happen if the first condition is not met
要 (literal) → 要 · yào · if 么 (bound) → 么/麼 · me · suffix
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition