你喜欢喝茶；还是咖啡？

Which would you rather have, tea or coffee?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)
=1 你 nǐ you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
2 喜欢 xǐhuan to like; to be fond of
3 喝茶 hēchá
  1. to drink tea
  2. to get engaged
  3. to have a serious conversation
  4. (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")
=4 还是 háishi
  1. still (as before)
  2. had better
  3. unexpectedly
  4. or
=4 还是 háishì
  1. had better; it would be best (to do something); one would be well-advised to
  2. nevertheless; yet
  3. or
  4. still
5 咖啡 kāfēi (loanword) coffee

classifier: 杯