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或许

huò xǔ · huo xu

Traditional 或許

HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. perhaps; maybe
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Why is the bus late?

  1. Dengdeng

    公交车(gōngjiāochē)怎么(zěnme)还(hái)没(méi)来(lái)？

    Why hasn't the bus come yet?

  2. Liangliang

    或许(huòxǔ)路上(lùshang)堵车(dǔchē)了(le)。

    Maybe the road is jammed.

  3. Dengdeng

    或许(huòxǔ)我们(wǒmen)走路(zǒulù)更(gèng)快(kuài)。

    Maybe walking is faster.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，走(zǒu)吧(ba)！

    OK, let's go!

  5. Liangliang

    刚(gāng)走(zǒu)两步(liǎngbù)，公交车(gōngjiāochē)就(jiù)开(kāi)过来(guòlái)了(le)！

    We just took two steps and the bus came!

  6. Dengdeng

    或许(huòxǔ)它(tā)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)等(děng)我们(wǒmen)走(zǒu)。

    Maybe it was waiting for us to leave.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)或(huò)许(xǔ)不(bú)会(huì)再(zài)庆(qìng)祝(zhù)春(chūn)节(jié)了(le)。

Perhaps he would not celebrate Chinese New Year again.

Tatoeba: Chinese by maxine · English by migl · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

或(huò)许(xǔ)你(nǐ)不(bú)记(jì)得(de)我(wǒ)了(le)，但(dàn)是(shì)我(wǒ)记(jì)得(de)你(nǐ)。

You may not remember me, but I remember you.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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