“还是”和“或者” “hái shì ”hé “huò zhě ” “还是” 和 “或者” : or and or “hái shì ”hé “huò zhě ” “还是”和“或者”都是连词，用在句子里并列的几项中表示选择关系。它们的不同点是： As conjunctions, the two words are both used to indicate a couple of coordinate alternatives in a sentence.But they are different in the following points: “还是”用于疑问句，多用于口语，“或者”用于陈述句，多用于书面语。 “hái shì” is used in questions, and mostly in spoken language. “huò zhě” is used in declarative sentence, and mostly in writings. Eg: "还是"---- 你去上海还是去广州？ "hái shì "---- nǐ qù shàng hǎi hái shì qù guǎng zhōu ？ Do you go to Shanghai or Guangzhou? “或者”---- 今天去，或者明天去，都可以。----jīn tiān qù ，huò zhě míng tiān qù ，dōu kě yǐ 。 You can go today or tomorrow. Now you try! :D Fill in the following blanks with "还是" or "或者" 1. 你今天买票_______明天买票？ Do you buy tickets today or tomorrow? nǐ jīn tiān mǎi piào __míng tiān mǎi piào ？ 2. 今天买票________明天买票，都可以。 It's both ok to buy the tickets today or tomorrow. jīn tiān mǎi piào __míng tiān mǎi piào ，dōu kě yǐ 。 3. 今天是他的生日，你送蛋糕____巧克力？Today is his birthday, do you give cake or chocolate as the present? jīn tiān shì tā shēng rì ，nǐ sòng dàn gāo ____qiǎo kè lì？