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The difference between 还是 and 或者

Two common words for ‘or’ in Chinese are 还是 and 或者. They have specific, different uses that are quite easy to get right once you know how. 还是 vs 或者 The main difference is that generally 还是 is used in...

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还是 and 或者: exclusive and inclusive disjunction

This is a little topic that’s been bugging me for a while. There’s a well-known distinction between the words 还是 and 或者 in Chinese, both of which are simply “or” in English. The usual explanation and...

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