Chinese phrase

您要〜还是〜? nín yào 〜 hái shì 〜

Meaning

Would you like ___ or ___?

When to use it

A polite way to ask which of two options someone wants. It is common in service and business settings and lets the other person choose between the options named.

Example dialogue

您要 电子发票 还是 纸质发票? nín yào diàn zi fā piào hái shì zhǐ zhì fā piào

Would you like an electronic invoice or a paper invoice?

电子发票就可以,麻烦发邮箱。 diàn zi fā piào jiù ké yǐ má fán fā yóu xiāng

An electronic invoice is fine. Please send it by email.

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