还是 háishi HSK 2

Grammar

还是 — or; or else (in questions)

Stroke order

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.

Grammar note

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

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Words from the sentences

你 nǐ you (singular) 说 shuō to speak; to say 吧 ba modal particle (suggestion, assumption or agreement) 我 wǒ I; me 喜欢 xǐhuan to like; to be fond of 中文 Zhōngwén Chinese language 外面 wàimiàn outside, exterior 下雨 xià yǔ to rain 了 le particle indicating change or completed action 在家 zàijiā to be at home

HSK2 categories

Adjectives (9) Communication (6) Daily Life (33) Education (11) Family (4) Feelings (7) Food & Drink (8) Grammar (26) Nature (5) Numbers (4) Particles (2) People (7) Places (9) Positions (18) Pronouns (1) Time (7) Transport (8) Verbs (32)

More grammar in HSK2 (25)

比 bǐ 别 bié 等 děng 过 guò 一起 yìqǐ 但 dàn 但是 dànshì 可能 kěnéng 那么 nàme 那样 nàyàng 虽然 suīrán 所以 suǒyǐ 意思 yìsi 因为 yīnwèi 这么 zhème 这样 zhèyàng 每 měi 得 dé 让 ràng 为什么 wèi shénme 就 jiù 最 zuì 经常 jīngcháng 已经 yǐjīng 快要 kuàiyào

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