Chinese word dictionary

还是

háishi · still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or

Practice word

Word information

Simplified还是

Traditional還是

Pinyinháishi

Part of speech副、连

HSK 3.02

HSK 2.03

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

还hái

also, besides; still, yet; to return

是shì

to be; yes

How to learn 还是

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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还hái

still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; else

是shì

to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4]

但是dànshì

but; however

可是kěshì

but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed

只是zhǐshì

merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however

总是zǒngshì

always