{"id":3299,"date":"2017-04-19T07:05:49","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T07:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.thatsmandarin.com\/?p=3299"},"modified":"2021-05-05T10:34:51","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T10:34:51","slug":"thats-mandarin-tips-should-you-use-hai-shi-or-huo-zhe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/api.thatsmandarin.com\/blog\/thats-mandarin-tips-should-you-use-hai-shi-or-huo-zhe\/","title":{"rendered":"H\u00e1ish\u00ec (\u8fd8\u662f) vs. Hu\u00f2zh\u011b (\u6216\u8005)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tSome Chinese learners also mix up \u201ch\u00e1i sh\u00ec(\u8fd8\u662f)\u201d with \u201chu\u00f2 zh\u011b(\u6216\u8005)\u201d as they both mean \u201cor\u201d. However, there is a big difference between \u201ch\u00e1i sh\u00ec(\u8fd8\u662f)\u201d and \u201chu\u00f2 zh\u011b(\u6216\u8005)\u201d when it comes to the usage of these two words. \u201ch\u00e1i sh\u00ec(\u8fd8\u662f)\u201d is usually used to ask questions such as \u201cDo you want to drink tea or coffee?\u201d; \u201cDo you like Shanghai or Beijing?\u201d, it\u2019s like someone is asking you to make a choice from two or more options. \u201chu\u00f2 zh\u011b(\u6216\u8005)\u201d is used to make a statement like \u201cEither tea or coffee is OK.\u201d Now let\u2019s have a look at some examples to help you understand the difference between the two words:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>English<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Do you want tea or coffee?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chinese (Pinyin)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>n\u01d0\u00a0 y\u00e0o\u00a0 ch\u00e1\u00a0 h\u00e1i sh\u00ec\u00a0 k\u0101 f\u0113i?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chinese (Character)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u4f60\u8981\u8336\u8fd8\u662f\u5496\u5561\uff1f<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.salon.com\/2014\/11\/shutterstock_698537053-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"when to use or tea or coffee\" width=\"293\" height=\"220\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>English<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Do you like Shanghai or Beijing?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chinese (Pinyin)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>n\u01d0\u00a0 x\u01d0 hu\u0101n\u00a0 sh\u00e0ng h\u01cei\u00a0 h\u00e1i sh\u00ec\u00a0 b\u011bi j\u012bng?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chinese (Character)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u4f60\u559c\u6b22\u4e0a\u6d77\u8fd8\u662f\u5317\u4eac\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>English:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: Do you want to drink tea or coffee?<\/p>\n<p>B: Either tea or coffee is OK.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chinese (Pinyin):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: n\u01d0\u00a0 y\u00e0o\u00a0 ch\u00e1\u00a0 <strong>h<\/strong><strong>\u00e1i sh<\/strong><strong>\u00ec<\/strong>\u00a0 k\u0101 f\u0113i?<\/p>\n<p>B: ch\u00e1\u00a0 <strong>hu<\/strong><strong>\u00f2 zh<\/strong><strong>\u011b<\/strong>\u00a0 k\u0101 f\u0113i\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chinese (Character):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: \u4f60\u8981\u8336<strong>\u8fd8\u662f<\/strong>\u5496\u5561\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>B: \u8336<strong>\u6216\u8005<\/strong>\u5496\u5561\u3002\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some Chinese learners also mix up \u201ch\u00e1i sh\u00ec(\u8fd8\u662f)\u201d with \u201chu\u00f2 zh\u011b(\u6216\u8005)\u201d as they both mean \u201cor\u201d. 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