How to use 还是 (háishi) in Mandarin Chinese?

还是 háishi GRAMMAR

HSK 2 · Grammar note

还是 — how to use it in Chinese

or; or else (in questions)

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Explanation

Besides meaning "or" in questions, it can indicate that something remains unchanged depending on the context.

Example sentences

还是 hái shi 你 nǐ 说 shuō 吧 ba

You go ahead and speak.

我 wǒ 还是 hái shi 喜欢 xǐ huan 中文 Zhōng wén

I still like Chinese.

外面 wài miàn 下雨 xià yǔ 了 le 还是 hái shi 在家 zài jiā 吧 ba

It's raining outside, so let's stay home.

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