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- [Expressing "and also" with "hai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22and_also%22_with_%22hai%22) (A2) - [Moderating positive adjectives with "hai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Moderating_positive_adjectives_with_%22hai%22) (A2) - [Advanced uses of "hai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Advanced_uses_of_%22hai%22) (B2)

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[Adding more explanation](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Adding_more_explanation), [Connecting ideas](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Connecting_ideas)

Keywords

[还](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E8%BF%98), [在](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%9C%A8), [还是](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E8%BF%98%E6%98%AF)

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[still](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Still)

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Although [还](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E8%BF%98) (hái) has many meanings, the basic meaning of "still" to indicate a continuing action is essential to mastery of the word.

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- [1 Affirmative Form](#Affirmative_Form "wikilink") - [1.1 Usage of 还在](#Usage_of_.E8.BF.98.E5.9C.A8 "wikilink") - [1.1.1 Structure](#Structure "wikilink") - [1.1.2 Examples](#Examples "wikilink") - [1.2 Usage of 还是](#Usage_of_.E8.BF.98.E6.98.AF "wikilink") - [1.2.1 Structure](#Structure_2 "wikilink") - [1.2.2 Examples](#Examples_2 "wikilink") - [2 Negative Form](#Negative_Form "wikilink") - [2.1 Structure](#Structure_3 "wikilink") - [2.2 Examples](#Examples_3 "wikilink") - [3 See also](#See_also "wikilink") - [4 Sources and further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink") - [4.1 Books](#Books "wikilink")

Affirmative Form ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Usage of 还在 Often the [auxiliary verb](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Auxiliary_verb) [在](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%9C%A8) (zài) will appear with 还 (hái), as it is natural to talk about *continuous* actions that are *still* happening. #### Structure

Subj. + 还在 + \[Verb Phrase\]

#### Examples

- 这件事情我 *还在* 考虑。Zhè jiàn shìqing wǒ *hái zài* kǎolǜ.I am still thinking about this matter. - 已经中午了，他 *还在* 睡？Yǐjīng zhōngwǔ le, tā *hái zài* shuì? It's already noon and he's still sleeping? - 她 *还在* 生气吗？Tā *hái zài* shēngqì ma? Is she still mad? - 你怎么 *还在* 用那个旧手机？Nǐ zěnme *hái zài* yòng nàge jiù shǒujī?How come you're still using that old cell phone? - 你 *还在* 玩游戏？明天不是有考试吗？Nǐ *hái zài* wán yóuxì? Míngtiān bù shì yǒu kǎoshì ma?You're still playing video games? Don't you have an exam tomorrow?

### Usage of 还是 Here 还是 (háishì)--not literally "still is"--indicates what happened or will happen, *despite* the situation. The [是](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%98%AF) (shì) here doesn't have a clear meaning here independent of 还 (hái). #### Structure

⋯⋯ ，(但是 / 可是 +) Subj. + 还是 + \[Verb Phrase\]

#### Examples

- 我让他不要买，他 *还是* 买了。Wǒ ràng tā bùyào mǎi, tā *háishì* mǎi le.I told him not to buy it, but he still bought it. - 他不想离婚，但是最后 *还是* 离婚了。 Tā bù xiǎng líhūn, dànshì zuìhòu *háishì* líhūn le.He didn't want to get divorced, but he still ended up divorcing in the end. - 父母不同意他去，可是他 *还是* 去了。Fùmǔ bù tóngyì tā qù, kěshì tā *háishì* qù le.He still went, even though his parents didn't agree with it. - 医生不让她喝酒，她 *还是* 喝。Yīshēng bù ràng tā hējiǔ, tā *háishì* hē.The doctor told her to stop drinking, but she still drinks. - 老师生病了，但是她 *还是* 来上课了。Lǎoshī shēngbìng le, dànshì tā *háishì* lái shàngkè le.Even though the teacher is sick, she still come to class.

Negative Form ----------------------------------------------------------------- ### Structure When you put [不](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%B8%8D) or [没](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%B2%A1) after 还 (hái) in a question sentence, it can be used to emphasize the idea of what *should* be happening in a more idiomatic way.

Subj. + 还 + 不 / 没 + \[Verb Phrase\]

### Examples

- 我们等了半个小时了，老师 *还没* 到。Wǒmen děng le bàn gè xiǎoshí le. Lǎoshī *hái méi* dào.We've been waiting for half an hour, but the teacher still hasn't arrived. - 电影已经开始了，你 *还没* 出门？Diànyǐng yǐjīng kāishǐ le, nǐ *hái méi* chūmén?The movie has started already, and you still haven't left the house? - 你已经四十多了，*还不* 想结婚？implying the listener should get married nowNǐ yǐjīng sìshí duō le, *hái bù* xiǎng jiéhūn?You're in your forties, and you still don't want to get married? - 我解释了这么多遍，你 *还不* 懂？Wǒ jiěshì le zhème duō biàn, nǐ *hái bù* dǒng?I've explained it so many times, and you still don't get it? - 我对你这么好，你 *还不* 高兴？implying the listener shouldn't be so glumWǒ duì nǐ zhème hǎo, nǐ *hái bù* gāoxìng?I treat you so well, but you're still not happy?

See also ------------------------------------------------------- Sources and further reading --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Books - [Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_2_(3rd_ed)) (pp. 122) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2femBuy) - [Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_1) (pp. 157) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2fdV2l3) - [New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_3_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC3)) (pp. 103) [→buy](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/756191251X/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=756191251X) \

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