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.

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肉还是鱼？

Meat or fish?

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利率還是低。

Interest rates are still low.

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我还是很气。

I'm still mad.

I'm still angry.

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我還是單身。

I'm still single.

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咖啡還是茶？

Coffee or tea?

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墙上还是有血。

There's still blood on the wall.

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你去還是不去？

Are you going or not?

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你家还是我家？

Your place or mine?

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往返还是单程？

Round trip or one-way?

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窗戶還是走廊？

Window or aisle?

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內用還是外帶?

For here, or to go?

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汤姆还是未婚。

Tom still hasn't tied the knot.

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我还是个新手。

I'm still a beginner.

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你還是處男嗎?

Are you still a virgin?

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我們還是緊張。

We're still nervous.

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你还是处女吗？

Are you still a virgin?

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湯姆還是不安。

Tom is still upset.

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这是猫还是狗？

Is this a cat or a dog?

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还是要说谢谢的。

Thanks anyway.

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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