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还是

還是
hái shì
HSK 3
or, still, nevertheless
conjunction
adverb

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Example Sentences

你想喝水还是喝茶？
nǐxiǎng hēshuǐ háishì hēchá ？
Do you want to drink water or tea?
我还是很喜欢这本书。
wǒhuánshì hěnxǐhuān zhè běn shū 。
I still really like this book.
他今天还是来了。
tā jīntiān háishì lái le 。
He still came today.

Words with similar meanings

仍然réngrán
still
More formal than '还是', often used in literary contexts.

Words Ending With 是

但是dàn shì
but; however
总是zǒng shì
always
于是yú shì
thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
可是kě shì
but; however
凡是fán shì
every; all

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Individual characters

还hái · still, still in progress, still more
HSK 2
›是shì · is, are, am, yes, to be
HSK 1
›

Same Characters, Different Readings

还是hái shi
still (as before), had better

Public Lists with 还是

HSK 3
All words for the HSK 3 test

Grammar Points

HSK 3
Offering choices with "haishi"
HSK 3
Comparing "haishi" and "huozhe"
HSK 4
Expressing "had better" with "haishi"还是…吧
HSK 2
Continuation with "hai"