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The character 或 (huò) consists of 戈 (gē, a halberd) surrounding 口 (kǒu, a mouth or population) with a horizontal stroke 一 (yī) representing land or a border. This composition originally depicted an armed force defending a territory, embodying the early concept of a state before the creation of 国 (guó). After this national meaning was transferred to the new character, 或 was repurposed as a grammatical particle expressing uncertainty ("perhaps") and as a conjunction meaning "or".
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茶或咖啡都可以。
你去或我去都行。
明天或后天见面。
你想看电影或听音乐？
如果下雨，我们可以室内活动或改期。
选择红色、蓝色或绿色。
成功取决于努力或机遇。
无论你选择留学或工作，或甚至休息一段时间，都要好好计划。