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    • [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22and_also%22_with_%22hai%22 Expressing "and also" with "hai"] (A2)
    • [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Moderating_positive_adjectives_with_%22hai%22 Moderating positive adjectives with "hai"] (A2)
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    [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Adding_more_explanation Adding more explanation], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Connecting_ideas Connecting ideas]
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    [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E8%BF%98 还], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%9C%A8 在], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E8%BF%98%E6%98%AF 还是]
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    [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Still still]
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Although [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E8%BF%98 还] (hái) has many meanings, the basic meaning of "still" to indicate a continuing action is essential to mastery of the word.
== Contents ==  [[[#|hide]]] 
* [[#Affirmative_Form|1 Affirmative Form]] ** [[#Usage_of_.E8.BF.98.E5.9C.A8|1.1 Usage of 还在]] *** [[#Structure|1.1.1 Structure]] *** [[#Examples|1.1.2 Examples]] ** [[#Usage_of_.E8.BF.98.E6.98.AF|1.2 Usage of 还是]] *** [[#Structure_2|1.2.1 Structure]] *** [[#Examples_2|1.2.2 Examples]] * [[#Negative_Form|2 Negative Form]] ** [[#Structure_3|2.1 Structure]] ** [[#Examples_3|2.2 Examples]] * [[#See_also|3 See also]] * [[#Sources_and_further_reading|4 Sources and further reading]] ** [[#Books|4.1 Books]]
== Affirmative Form == === Usage of 还在 === Often the [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Auxiliary_verb auxiliary verb] [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%9C%A8 在] (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 [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%98%AF 是] (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 [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%B8%8D 不] or [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%B2%A1 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.
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 === * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_2_(3rd_ed) Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)] (pp. 122) [http://amzn.to/2femBuy →buy] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_1 Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1] (pp. 157) [http://amzn.to/2fdV2l3 →buy] * [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) New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)] (pp. 103) [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 →buy]

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