还是

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

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.

Individual Characters

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

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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