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Home → Dictionary → 还是 (hái shi)

还是

还是

hái shi

or; still; nevertheless; had better

Traditional: 還是

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Definitions

or
still
nevertheless
had better

Example Sentences

我还是喜欢这里。

Wǒ háishì xǐhuan zhèlǐ

I still like it here

Related Words

照样(zhào yàng)— as before

不失为(bù shī wéi)— can still be considered (to be...)

九死一生(jiǔ sǐ yī shēng)— nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape

乳臭未干(rǔ xiù wèi gān)— smell of mother's milk not yet dried (idiom); immature and inexperienced

Grammar Notes

Regardless (无论/不管)HSK 3

无论/不管 + Question Element，Subject + 都/也 + Verb

Still/Also (还)HSK 3

Subject + 还 + Verb/Adjective

No Matter What (不管)HSK 4

不管 + Question Word / A-not-A / 还是, Subject + 都/也 + Predicate

HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 3HSK 3.0: Level 1

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