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huò

HSK 3 Character

What 或 means

1. maybe
2. perhaps
3. might
4. possibly
5. or

Example sentences

• 她或许会来。
  She may come.
• 柳橙汁或香槟?
  Liǔchéngzhī huò xiāngbīn?
  Orange juice or champagne?
• 那或许是真的。
  Maybe it's true.
• 那或许会有用。
  It might prove useful.
• 使用它或失去它。
  Use it or lose it.
• 或许汤姆是对的。
  Tom may be right.

Words starting with 或

• 或者huò zhěor; possibly; maybe; perhaps
• 或许huò xǔperhaps; maybe
• 或是huò shìor; either one or the other
• 或多或少huò duō huò shǎomore or less
• 或将huò jiāngwill perhaps; may (in the future)
• 或体huò tǐvariant Chinese character; alternative form of a Chinese character
• 或然huò ránprobable
• 或门huò ménOR gate (electronics)
• 或然率huò rán lǜprobability (math.)
• 或称huò chēngalso called; also known as; a.k.a.
• 或缺huò quēto lack; to do without

Words containing 或

• 抑或yì huòor; could it be that...?
• 间或jiàn huòoccasionally; now and then
• 不可或缺bù kě huò quēnecessary; must have
• 甚或shèn huòso much so that; to the extent that; even
• 设或shè huòif
• 容或róng huòperhaps; maybe; probably
• 即或jí huòeven if; even though
• 异或yì huò(logic, computing) XOR; exclusive or
• 亦或yì huòor
• 倘或tǎng huòif; supposing that

Characters that look like 或

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 疯fēnginsane; mad; wild
• 戒jièto guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn
• 庇bìto protect; cover; shelter
• 坂bǎnvariant of 阪
• 疭zòngused in 瘛疭
• 珑lóngtinkling of gem-pendants

Sounds the same

Read huò, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 获(literary) to catch; to capture; (literary) to get; to obtain; to win
• 货goods; money; commodity
• 霍(literary) suddenly
• 惑to confuse; to be puzzled
• 祸disaster; misfortune; calamity
• 嚯(onomatopoeia) expressing admiration or surprise; (onomatopoeia) sound of a laugh
• 豁open; clear; liberal-minded; generous; to exempt; to remit
• 和to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes
• 镬wok (dialect); cauldron (old)
• 藿Lophanthus rugosus; beans
• 嚄(interj.) oh!
• 蠖looper caterpillar