还是 Pronunciation and Pinyin
还是 Usage and Examples
still; nevertheless; or; had better
你赞成还是反对死刑？
Are you for or against the death penalty?
你喜欢方格还是条纹？
Do you prefer checks or stripes?
The characters in 还是
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 还
- hái还shàng上return, pay back
- hái还bú不shì是not yet, isn't it
- hái还bú不cuò错Not bad, Pretty good
- huán还xiāng乡Return home, Go home
- huán还le了returned, paid back
- hái还liǎo了dé得That's terrible!, That's outrageous!
- huán还jià价Bargain, Haggle
- hái还huì会still, also
- huán还sú俗return to secular life, renounce vows
- huán还jī击To fight back; to retaliate.
- huán还yuán原restore, revert
- huán还yuán原jì剂reductant, reducing agent
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Open the tool →Questions about 还是
What does 还是 mean in Chinese?
还是 (hái shi) means “still; nevertheless; or; had better”.
How do you pronounce 还是?
还是 is pronounced hái shi in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “still; nevertheless; or; had better” in Chinese?
“still; nevertheless; or; had better” is 还是 (hái shi) in Chinese.
How is 还是 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 还是, each with pinyin and an English translation.