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Continuation with "hai"
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Level
[B1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B1_grammar_points)
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Similar to
- [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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Used for
[Adding more
explanation](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Adding_more_explanation),
[Connecting
ideas](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Connecting_ideas)
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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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Contents
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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")
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
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### 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
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Sources and further reading
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