还 hái
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 不 no, not, un-
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
还是
háishi
still; or (in questions)
Characters in this word
是 shì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- Made of
- 日 sun 疋 roll, bolt of cloth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 你喝茶还是咖啡？ Nǐ hē chá háishi kāfēi? Would you like tea or coffee?
- 他是老师还是学生？ Tā shì lǎoshī háishi xuésheng? Is he a teacher or a student?
- 他是老师还是医生？ Tā shì lǎoshī háishì yīshēng? Is he a teacher or a doctor?
- 你还是学生吗？ Nǐ háishi xuésheng ma? Are you still a student?
- 我们坐车还是走路？ Wǒmen zuò chē háishi zǒulù? Shall we take a vehicle or walk?
- 他还是没来。 Tā háishi méi lái. He still hasn't come.
- 你还是想回家吗？ Nǐ háishi xiǎng huí jiā ma? Do you still want to go home?
- 喝水还是喝茶？ Hē shuǐ háishi hē chá? Drink water or tea?
- 今天还是明天去？ Jīntiān háishi míngtiān qù? Go today or tomorrow?
- 他还是很忙。 Tā háishi hěn máng. He is still very busy.
Related words
- 还 hái still, yet; also
- 还有 hái yǒu there is still; and also
- 还 huán to give back, to return
- 归还 guīhuán to return
- 还原 huányuán to restore, to return to original state
- 偿还 chánghuán to repay; to pay back
- 返还 fǎnhuán to return; to give back
- 讨价还价 tǎojiàhuánjià to bargain; to haggle
- 是 shì to be; yes
- 是不是 shì bu shì is it or not? (tag question)
- 但是 dànshì but
- 可是 kěshì but; however