In English, "or" can used used in the sense of having a choice （Chicken or beef?), and as an "either or" statement (it doesn't matter if you're black or white). In Chinese, "或者"(huòzhě) is used for the latter.
Tag: Chinese Grammar
Chinese grammar: Explaining causes with “yinwei”
A common way to explain causes in Chinese is with "因为"(yīnwèi). This is almost entirely equivalent to "because" in English. Usually "因为"will begin a new phrase in a sentence.
Chinese grammar: Explaining results with 所以”suoyi”
Just as "因为"(yīnwèi) can be used to explain causes, "所以"(suǒyǐ) can be used to explain results. This is equivalent to "so therefore. . ." in English.
Chinese grammar: 也”Ye” and 都”dou” together
Sometimes you want to say that a group of people have something in common with something else. If this is the case you'll want to use 也 (yě) and 都 (dōu) at the same time. Put "也" first!
Chinese grammar: Expressing “and” with “he”
Whenever you need to list of nouns, whether two of them or more, 和(hé) is there to help you out!
Chinese grammar: Expressing “with” with “gen”
Using 跟(gēn) to express "with" is so simple, it will always be with you in Chinese grammar!
Chinese grammar：”Always” as a complaint with “laoshi”
We have a few ways to say "always" in Chinese, and one of them is to use the word 老是 (lǎoshi) in Chinese grammar.
Chinese grammar:Turning adjectives into adverbs
Turning adjectives into adverbs in Chinese is a piece of cake in Chinese grammar! Structure
You can easily convert Chinese adjectives into adverbs with 地 (de). This character is very similar to the English suffix -ly.
Chinese grammar：Reduplication of adjectives
One of the charming features of Chinese is reduplication of certain words and characters, including adjectives in Chinese grammar!
Chinese grammar: Modifying nouns with adjective + “de”
One best ways to use the common character 的(de) is to have it spice up your nouns with adjectives.
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