还是(hái shi)

HSK 22 charactersTrad. 還是

still (as before)

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 还是 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 往返还是单程?

    wǎng fǎn huán shì dān chéng

    Round trip or one-way?

  • 汤姆还是未婚。

    tāng mǔ hái shì wèi hūn

    Tom still hasn't tied the knot.

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