<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>If you "still" need help on how to use 还 (hái), then this is the page for you.</p> <h2 id="还在-followed-by-verb">还在 Followed by Verb</h2> <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3> <p>还 (hái) can be used to indicate that something is continuing - that it's <em>still</em> a particular way.</p> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Subj. + 还在 + Verb</p> </div> <p>Often the <a href="auxiliary_verb" title="wikilink">auxiliary verb</a> 在 will appear with 还, as it is natural to talk about <em>continuous</em> actions that are <em>still</em> happening.</p> <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>这 件 事情 我 <em>还在</em> 考虑 。<span class="pinyin">Zhèjiàn shìqing wǒ <em>háizài</em> kǎolǜ.</span><span class="trans">I am still thinking about this piece of matter.</span></li> <li>十 点 了，你 <em>还在</em> 睡？<span class="pinyin">Shí diǎn le, nǐ <em>háizài</em> shuì?</span> <span class="trans">It's ten o'clock, are you still sleeping?</span></li> <li>你 <em>还在</em> 生气 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>háizài</em> shēngqì ma?</span> <span class="trans">Are you still mad?</span></li> <li>你 <em>还在</em> 用 那个 旧 手机 啊？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>háizài</em> yòng nàge jiù shǒujī a?</span><span class= "trans">Are you still using that old cell phone?</span></li> <li>他 怎么 <em>还在</em> 玩 游戏 ？明天 不是 有 考试 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Tā zěnme <em>hái zài</em> wán yóuxì? Míngtiān bù shì yǒu kǎoshì ma?</span><span class="trans">Why are you still playing online games? Isn't there gonna be a exam tomorrow?</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="还是-followed-by-verb">还是 Followed by Verb</h2> <p>Here 还是 indicates things happened or will happen despite the situation.</p> <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Situation, (但是 / 可是 +) Subj. + 还是 + [Verb Phrase]</p> </div> <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>我 看 了 好 几 遍，<em>还是</em> 记 不 住。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ kàn le hǎo jǐ biàn, <em>háishì</em> jì bu zhù.</span><span class="trans">I read several times, but I still can't remember it.</span></li> <li>父母 不 同意 他 去，可是 他 <em>还是</em> 去 了。<span class="pinyin">Fùmǔ bù tóngyì tā qù, kěshì tā <em>háishì</em> qù le.</span><span class= "trans">He still went there although his patents disagreed.</span></li> <li>医生 不 让 她 喝酒，但 她 <em>还是</em> 天天 喝。<span class="pinyin">Yīshēng bù ràng tā hējiǔ, dàn tā <em>háishì</em> tiāntiān hē.</span><span class="trans">The doctor told her to stop drinking alcohol, but she still drinks it everyday.</span></li> <li>老师 虽然 生病 了，但 <em>还是</em> 来 上课 了。<span class="pinyin">Lǎoshī suīrán shēngbìng le, dàn <em>háishì</em> lái shàngkè le.</span><span class="trans">The teacher still made it to the class although she got sick.</span></li> <li>他 在 中国 住 了 两 年 多 ，<em>还是</em> 不 太 了解 中国 。 <span class= "pinyin">Tā zài Zhōngguó zhù le liǎng nián duō, <em>háishì</em> bù tài liǎojiě Zhōngguó.</span><span class="trans">He lived in China for 10 years while he still doesn't know much about China.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="using-还-with-不-and-没">Using 还 with 不 and 没</h2> <h3 id="structure-2">Structure</h3> <p>When you put 不 or 没 after 还 (hái) in a question sentence, it can be used to emphasize the idea of what <em>should</em> be happening in a more idiomatic way.</p> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Subj. + 还 + 不 / 没 + Verb + Obj.</p> </div> <h3 id="examples-2">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>他 <em>还 没</em> 到 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>hái méi</em> dào.</span> <span class="trans">He hasn't arrived yet.</span></li> <li>你<em>还 没</em> 吃饭 ？ <span class="expl">implying the listener should go to eat</span><span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>hái méi</em> chīfàn?</span><span class="trans">You still haven't eaten?</span></li> <li>你们 <em>还 不</em> 走 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen <em>hái bù</em> ?</span><span class="trans">Aren't you guys not leaving?</span></li> <li>我 <em>还 没</em> 下班 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>hái méi</em> xiàbān.</span><span class="trans">I haven't left work yet.</span></li> <li>我 对 你 那么 好 ，你 <em>还 不</em> 满意？ <span class="expl">implying the listener shouldn't be so glum</span><span class="pinyin">Wǒ duì nǐ nàme hǎo, nǐ <em>hái bù</em> mǎnyì?</span><span class="trans">I treat you so well, but you're still not satisfied?</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_2_(3rd_ed)" title= "wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)</a> (pp. 122) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276709/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276709"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_1" title= "wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1</a> (pp. 157) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276792/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276792"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "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)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)</a> (pp. 103) <a href= "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</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:B1_grammar_points" title= "wikilink">Category:B1 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>