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about" with "yaobu"] (B1)</li></ul> </div></li> <li><div class="ibox-label"> Used for </div> <div class="ibox-info"> [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_quality Expressing quality], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_obligations Expressing obligations] </div></li> <li><div class="ibox-label"> Keywords </div> <div class="ibox-info"> [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E8%BF%98%E6%98%AF 还是], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E8%BF%98 还], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%98%AF 是], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%90%A7 吧] </div></li> <li><div class="ibox-label"> Translations </div> <div class="ibox-info"> [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Had_better had better] </div></li></ul> <div class="ibox-image"> [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/File:Chinese-grammar-wiki%EF%BC%8Dhaishi.jpg 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class="mw-headline">Structure</span> == 还是 as an [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Adverbs adverb] can express "had better" or "it would be better to." The idea is that the speaker has given the matter some thought, and after considering it, has finally come to a decision. The announcement of this decision will frequently include 还是, and it usually comes before a verb or a subject. <div class="jiegou"> Subj. + 还是 + [Verb Phrase] + 吧 </div> 吧 is often placed after this structure, [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Softening_speech_with_%22ba%22 as it's a suggestion]. == <span id="Examples" class="mw-headline">Examples</span> == <div class="liju"> * ''还是'' 明天 去 吧 。<span class="pinyin">''Háishì'' míngtiān qù ba.</span><span class="trans">We'd better go tomorrow.</span> * ''还是'' 让 她 进来 吧 。<span class="pinyin">''Háishì'' ràng tā jìnlái ba.</span><span class="trans">We'd better let her come in.</span> * 你 ''还是'' 快点 走 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ ''háishì'' kuài diǎn zǒu ba.</span><span class="trans">You'd better leave now.</span> * 我们 ''还是'' 帮帮 他 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen ''háishì'' bāngbang tā ba.</span><span class="trans">We'd better help him.</span> * 太 晚 了 ，''还是'' 先 回家 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Tài wǎn le, ''háishì'' xiān huíjiā ba.</span><span class="trans">It's too late. We'd better go home now.</span> * 这里 太 脏 了，我们 ''还是'' 走 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Zhèlǐ tài zāng le, wǒmen ''háishì'' zǒu ba.</span><span class="trans">It's too dirty here; we'd better leave.</span> * 快 迟到 了 ，我们 ''还是'' 打车 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Kuài chídào le, wǒmen ''háishì'' dǎchē ba.</span><span class="trans">We're running late. Let's take a taxi.</span> </div> When the part after 还是 is a negative verb phrase, it's OK to drop the 吧 at the end. <div class="liju"> * 太 贵 了 ，''还是'' 别 买 了 。<span class="pinyin">Tài guì le, ''háishì'' bié mǎi le.</span><span class="trans">It's too expensive. You'd better not buy it.</span> * 她 不 想 说 ，''还是'' 不要 再 问 了 。<span class="pinyin">Tā bù xiǎng shuō, ''háishì'' bùyào zài wèn le.</span><span class="trans">She doesn't want to say anything. We'd better stop asking.</span> * 他 一定 不 同意 ，''还是'' 别 跟 他 说 了 。<span class="pinyin">Tā yīdìng bù tóngyì, ''háishì'' bié gēn tā shuō le.</span><span class="trans">He will definitely disagree. We'd better not tell him.</span> </div> == <span id="See_also" class="mw-headline">See also</span> == * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Offering_choices_with_haishi Offering choices with haishi] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22Yinggai%22_for_should "Yinggai" for should] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22how_about%22_with_%22yaobu%22 Expressing "how about" with "yaobu"] == <span id="Sources_and_further_reading" class="mw-headline">Sources and further reading</span> == === <span id="Books" class="mw-headline">Books</span> === * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Chinese:_An_Essential_Grammar,_Second_Edition Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition] (pp. 144) [http://amzn.to/2h67UYa →buy] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_1_(3rd_ed) Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)] (pp. 259-60) [http://amzn.to/2xe9H5W →buy] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_4_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC4) New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)] (pp. 103) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561913192/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561913192 →buy] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%8D%93%E8%B6%8A%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%EF%BC%8D%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E5%AE%9E%E6%88%98%E7%AF%87 卓越汉语－公司实战篇] (pp. 211) [ →buy] <div style="display:none;"> </div> <br /> <div style="display:none;"> </div> <div style="display:none;"> </div> <div style="display:none;"> </div> <div style="display:none;"> </div> <div style="display:none;"> </div> <div style="display:none;"> </div> <div style="display:none;"> </div> </div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks"> <div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"> [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Special:Categories Categories]: * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Category:B1_grammar_points B1 grammar points] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Category:Adverbs Adverbs] </div> </div> <div id="gg-bot" class="gg"> [http://amzn.to/2iioVRP [[File:Expressing%20%22had%20better%22%20with%20%22haishi%22%20-%20Chinese%20Grammar%20Wiki_fichiers/CGW-print-500_120.jpg]]] </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="printfooter"> Retrieved from "https://resources.allsetlearning.com/gramwiki/?title=Expressing_%22had_better%22_with_%22haishi%22&oldid=42321" </div> <div class="visualClear"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer" class="footer container custom-footer"> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span2"> </div> <div class="span10"> 不允许任何以商业为目的或不注明归属 Chinese Grammar Wiki ©2011-2018 AllSet Learning 的内容引用。关于合法使用此内容的更多信息，请参阅我们的[https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Chinese%20Grammar%20Wiki:Copyrights 知识共享权限条款（Creative Commons license）]。 All content on the Chinese Grammar Wiki ©2011-2018 AllSet Learning, and may not be used for commercial purposes or without attribution. 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