还是

Pronunciation
:
háishì
Meaning
:
(conj) or
HSK
:
1
Notes
:
Also as

also means still, better (adverb)

Pronunciation
:
hái
Meaning
:

(adv) still; yet
(adv) even more; still more
(adv) also; too; as well; in addition
(adv) passably; fairly
(adv) even

Radical
:
Strokes
:
7
Traditional
:
Notes
:
also as huán
Pronunciation
:
shì
Meaning
:

(adj) correct; right
(adv) (used in affirmative answers) yes; right; aye
(verb) be

Radical
:
Strokes
:
9
Traditional
:
Sentences:
你想去公园还是图书馆?
Do you want to go to the park or the library?

nǐ xiǎng qù gōng yuán hái shì tú shū guǎn ?

:
you
:
want
:
go
公园
:
park
还是
:
or
图书馆
:
library
今天吃面条还是米饭?
Are we eating noodles or rice today?

jīn tiān chī miàn tiáo hái shì mǐ fàn ?

今天
:
today
:
eat
面条
:
noodles
还是
:
or
米饭
:
rice
他还是不喜欢吃辣。
He still doesn’t like spicy food.

tā hái shì bù xǐ huān chī là 。

:
he
还是
:
still
:
not
喜欢
:
like
:
eat
:
spicy food
这么多年过去了,她还是那么年轻。
So many years have passed, but she still looks so young.

zhè me duō nián guò qù le , tā hái shì nà me nián qīng 。

这么
:
this
多年
:
many years
过去了
:
have passed
:
she
还是
:
still
那么
:
so
年轻
:
young
太晚了,我们还是明天再去吧。
It’s too late, we better go tomorrow.

tài wǎn le , wǒ men hái shì míng tiān zài qù ba 。

:
too
:
late
:
[past marker]
我们
:
we
还是
:
better
明天
:
tomorrow
:
again
:
go
:
[suggestion]
你身体不好,还是少喝点酒吧。
You are not in good health, so you better drink less alcohol.

nǐ shēn tǐ bù hǎo , hái shì shǎo hē diǎn jiǔ ba 。

:
you
身体
:
body/health
不好
:
not good
还是
:
better
少喝
:
drink less
:
a little
:
alcohol
:
[suggestion]

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