還是

还是
háishì
  1. had better; it would be best (to do something); one would be well-advised to
  2. nevertheless; yet
  3. or
  4. still

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Homographs

還是 háishi
  1. still (as before)
  2. had better
  3. unexpectedly
  4. or

Examples

她还是独身

She's still single.

Source: Tatoeba

肉还是鱼？

Meat or fish?

Source: Tatoeba

利率還是低。

Interest rates are still low.

Source: Tatoeba

我還是單身。

I'm still single.

Source: Tatoeba

咖啡還是茶？

Coffee or tea?

Source: Tatoeba

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Entry Composition

=1 還 Huán surname Huan
=1 還 hái
  1. still
  2. still in progress
  3. still more
  4. yet
  5. even more
  6. in addition
  7. fairly
  8. passably (good)
  9. as early as
  10. even
  11. also
  12. else
=1 還 huán
  1. to pay back
  2. to return
=1 還 xuán
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 旋 (“to rotate; to turn around”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) immediately
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) nimble; agile
  4. alternative form of 旋 (“to rotate; to turn around”)
  5. immediately
  6. nimble; agile
=2 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=2 是 shì variant of 是 shì