还是
hái shi
HSK 3traditional 還是

How to write 还是 (hái shi) in Chinese

还是 (pinyin: hái shi, written "hai shi" or "haishi") means still (as before). Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 还是.

Meaning

  • still (as before)
  • had better
  • unexpectedly
  • or

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Examples

朋友发消息约我出去玩,我想了想,还是拒绝了。
péng you fā xiāo xi yuē wǒ chū qù wán, wǒ xiǎng le xiǎng, hái shì jù jué le.
A friend messaged inviting me out, I thought about it, but declined in the end.
他醒来的时候,女人已经站在他对面,还是低头看手机。
tā xǐng lái de shí hou, nǚ rén yǐ jīng zhàn zài tā duì miàn, hái shì dī tóu kàn shǒu jī.
When he woke, the woman was already standing right opposite him, still looking down at her phone.
他看了看车窗外面,还是隧道。已经过了二十分钟,没有任何一站到来。
tā kàn le kàn chē chuāng wài miàn, hái shì suì dào. yǐ jīng guò le èr shí fēn zhōng, méi yǒu rèn hé yí zhàn dào lái.
He glanced out the window. Still the tunnel. Twenty minutes had passed and no station had come.
我并不是佛教徒,但站在大殿里,看着那些古老的雕像,还是被深深震撼。
wǒ bìng bú shì fó jiào tú, dàn zhàn zài dà diàn lǐ, kàn zhe nà xiē gǔ lǎo de diāo xiàng, hái shì bèi shēn shēn zhèn hàn.
I'm not actually a Buddhist, but standing in the main hall, looking at those ancient statues, I was still deeply moved.
Learn 还是 in Lesson 1: Tea or coffee?

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