If you "still" need help on how to use 还 (hái), then this is the page for you.

还在 Followed by Verb

Structure

还 (hái) can be used to indicate that something is continuing - that it's still a particular way.

Often the auxiliary verb 在 will appear with 还, as it is natural to talk about continuous actions that are still happening.

Examples

这件事情我还在考虑。 Zhèjiàn shìqing wǒ háizài kǎolǜ.
I am still thinking about this piece of matter.
十点了，你还在睡？ Shí diǎn le, nǐ háizài shuì? It's ten o'clock, are you still sleeping?
你还在生气吗？ Nǐ háizài shēngqì ma? Are you still mad?
你还在用那个旧手机啊？ Nǐ háizài yòng nàge jiù shǒujī a?
Are you still using that old cell phone?
他怎么还在玩游戏？明天不是有考试吗？ Tā zěnme hái zài wán yóuxì? Míngtiān bù shì yǒu kǎoshì ma?
Why are you still playing online games? Isn't there gonna be a exam tomorrow?

还是 Followed by Verb

Structure

Examples

我看了好几遍，还是记不住。 Wǒ kàn le hǎo jǐ biàn, háishì jì bu zhù.
I read several times, but I still can't remember it.
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 there although his patents disagreed.
医生不让她喝酒，但她还是天天喝。 Yīshēng bù ràng tā hējiǔ, dàn tā háishì tiāntiān hē.
The doctor told her to stop drinking alcohol, but she still drinks it everyday.
老师虽然生病了，但还是来上课了。 Lǎoshī suīrán shēngbìng le, dàn háishì lái shàngkè le.
The teacher still made it to the class although she got sick.
他在中国住了两年多，还是不太了解中国。 Tā zài Zhōngguó zhù le liǎng nián duō, háishì bù tài liǎojiě Zhōngguó.
He lived in China for 10 years while he still doesn't know much about China.

Using 还 with 不 and 没

Structure

When you put 不 or 没 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.

Examples

他还没到。 Tā hái méi dào. He hasn't arrived yet.
你还没吃饭？ implying the listener should go to eat Nǐ hái méi chīfàn?
You still haven't eaten?
你们还不走？ Nǐmen hái bù ?
Aren't you guys not leaving?
我还没下班。 Wǒ hái méi xiàbān.
I haven't left work yet.
我对你那么好，你还不满意？ implying the listener shouldn't be so glum Wǒ duì nǐ nàme hǎo, nǐ hái bù mǎnyì?
I treat you so well, but you're still not satisfied?

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还在 Followed by Verb