你喜欢市中心的酒店还是机场附近的(酒店)?
Do you prefer a hotel in the centre or a hotel near the airport?
If you would like to ask a question having alternatives, you can use the sentence pattern by linking the two possible answers with the conjunction “(是) …还是…”. The first “是”can often be omitted. The listener is required to choose from one of the two possibilities.
Subject + Verb | + N/NP V/VP | 还是 | + N/NP V/VP |
---|---|---|---|
你喜欢 | 市中心的酒店 | 还是 | 机场附近的(酒店)? |
You like | a hotel in the city centre | or | a hotel near the airport? |
您要 | 标准间 | 还是 | 套房? |
You want | a standard room | or | a suite? |
您想要 | 刷卡 | 还是 | 付现金? |
You would like to | use your credit card | or | pay by cash? |