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还是

hái shi

HSK 3 2-character word Traditional 還是

What 还是 means

1. still (as before)
2. had better
3. unexpectedly
4. or

The characters in 还是

• 还háistill; still in progress; still more
• 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true…

Example sentences

• 她还是独身
  Tā háishi dúshēn
  She's still single.
• 肉还是鱼？
  Meat or fish?
• 利率还是低。
  Lìlǜ háishi dī.
  Interest rates are still low.
• 我还是单身。
  I'm still single.
• 咖啡还是茶？
  Coffee or tea?
• 我还是很气。
  I'm still mad.

Words containing 还是

• 姜还是老的辣jiāng hái shì lǎo de làginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom); the older, the wiser
• 姓蒋还是姓汪xìng Jiǎng hái shi xìng Wāngfriend or foe? (quote from 沙家浜