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還是

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Chinese

More information pay back; return; alsopay back; return; also; in addition; more; still; else; yet; (not) yet, be; yes; this ...

Pronunciation

Adverb

還是

  1. still
    我還是很喜歡你。 [MSC, trad.]
    我还是很喜欢你。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ háishì hěn xǐhuan nǐ. [Pinyin]
    I still like you a lot.
    其實我覺得吧，他還是太年輕了。 [MSC, trad.]
    其实我觉得吧，他还是太年轻了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Qíshí wǒ juéde ba, tā háishì tài niánqīng le. [Pinyin]
    Actually, I think he is still too young.
    現在形勢還是很嚴峻哪。 [MSC, trad.]
    现在形势还是很严峻哪。 [MSC, simp.]
    Xiànzài xíngshì háishì hěn yánjùn na. [Pinyin]
    The current situation is still very grim.
  2. nevertheless; yet
    離異家庭到底還是會影響到孩子。 [MSC, trad.]
    离异家庭到底还是会影响到孩子。 [MSC, simp.]
    Líyì jiātíng dàodǐ háishì huì yǐngxiǎng dào háizi. [Pinyin]
    Children from divorced families will be affected in the end.
  3. (chiefly Wu) used to form comparative structures; -er than
    儂還是伊長。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    侬还是伊长。 [Shanghainese, simp.]
    6non 6ghe-zy 6yi 6zan [Wugniu]
    He is taller than you.
  4. had better; it would be best (to do something); one would be well-advised to
    這個討論還是由你來主持。 [MSC, trad.]
    这个讨论还是由你来主持。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhège tǎolùn háishì yóu nǐ lái zhǔchí. [Pinyin]
    You had better host this discussion.
    我們還是先談正事吧。 [MSC, trad.]
    我们还是先谈正事吧。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen háishì xiān tán zhèngshì ba. [Pinyin]
    We'd better discuss proper business first.
    要不我，我還是先回去吧。 [MSC, trad.]
    要不我，我还是先回去吧。 [MSC, simp.]
    Yàobù wǒ, wǒ háishì xiān huíqù ba. [Pinyin]
    I think it's best I leave.

Synonyms

  • (still):

Conjunction

還是

  1. or
    你要吃中國菜還是日本料理？ [MSC, trad.]
    你要吃中国菜还是日本料理？ [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ yào chī Zhōngguócài háishì Rìběn liàolǐ? [Pinyin]
    Do you want to eat Chinese food or Japanese food?
    無論你想吃中國菜還是日本料理，自助餐都會有你喜歡的。 [MSC, trad.]
    无论你想吃中国菜还是日本料理，自助餐都会有你喜欢的。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wúlùn nǐ xiǎng chī Zhōngguócài háishì Rìběn liàolǐ, zìzhùcān dōu huì yǒu nǐ xǐhuān de. [Pinyin]
    Whether you want Chinese or Japanese food, the buffet will have what you like.
    你們這次旅遊是自助還是跟團兒啊？ [MSC, trad.]
    你们这次旅游是自助还是跟团儿啊？ [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐmen zhèicì lǚyóu shì zìzhù háishi gēntuánr a? [Pinyin]
    For this trip, are you travelling by yourselves or with a tour group?

Usage notes

  • In Mandarin, 還是／还是 (when meaning "or") is exclusively used in questions, in which context it replaces the need for 嗎／吗 (ma) as a question word; as well as in some fixed phrases with words like 不管 (bùguǎn) or 無論／无论 (wúlùn). Other senses of the word "or" in English are given by 或者 (huòzhě) (or 或 (huò)), which is only used in statements. For example, "A 或者 B" means "A or B".

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 還是 (“or”) [map]
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