还是 - Mandarin word #820

还是

háishì

Traditional: 還是

HSK 2

#820 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

still is, or, still

Stroke order

还

是

茶chá？

Do you want tea or coffee?

。

He came after all.

。

You are still right.

？

Shall we walk or take the bus?

。

I tried a few times and it still did not work.

還是 (hái shì) means still is, or, still. It is used as a conjunction in everyday Mandarin speech.

便

then, in that case; convenient

而是

but rather, instead

那么

then, in that case, so

仍然

still, still yet, as before

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

This word is part of lesson 17.