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bú shì ...jiù shì ...
phr. either...or...; (if) not..., then ...
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
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wǒ míng tiān bú shì qù pá shān, jiù shì qù yóu yǒng .
phr. I will either go climb the mountains or go swim tomorrow.
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shàng bān shí jiān tā bú shì dá wǎng, jiù shì shuì jiào
phr. He is either doing nothing useful or sleeping in working hours.
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bú shì tā lái wèn nǐ, jiù shì nǐ qù wèn tā .
phr. It's either he comes ask you, or you go ask him.
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zuì jìn hěn wú liáo, bù shì chī fàn, jiù shì shuì jiào .
phr. I feel very bored recently. I either eat or sleep.
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tā zhè shí hou bú shì zài kā fēi guǎnr, jiù shì zài fàn guǎn .
phr. This moment, he is either in the cafe or the restaurant.
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wǒ bú shì qù cháng chéng, jiù shì qù gù gōng .
phr. I either go to the Great Wall or the Forbidden City.
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tā bú shì zài jiā, jiù shì qù kàn diàn yǐng .
phr. He either stays at home or go to a movie.