我們要選擇是死亡還是臣服。

We have the alternative of death and submission.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我們 wǒmen we; us; ourselves; our
=2 要 yāo (bound form) to demand; to coerce
=2 要 yào
  1. to want; to need; to ask for
  2. will; shall; about to
  3. need to; should
  4. if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
  5. (bound form) important
=2 要 yǎo
  1. (archaic) alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
  2. alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
  3. used in 要褭／要袅
3 選擇 xuǎnzé
  1. to select; to pick
  2. choice; option; alternative
=4 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=4 是 shì variant of 是 shì
5 死亡 sǐwáng
  1. to die
  2. death
=6 還是 háishi
  1. still (as before)
  2. had better
  3. unexpectedly
  4. or
=6 還是 háishì
  1. had better; it would be best (to do something); one would be well-advised to
  2. nevertheless; yet
  3. or
  4. still
7 臣服 chénfú
  1. to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime)
  2. to serve