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<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>
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<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&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;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&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;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&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=756191251X">
→buy</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="Category:B1_grammar_points" title=
"wikilink">Category:B1 grammar points</a></p>
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