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Although [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E8%BF%98 还] (hái) has many meanings, the basic meaning of &quot;still&quot; to indicate a continuing action is essential to mastery of the word.

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== Contents ==

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* [[#Affirmative_Form|<span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Affirmative Form</span>]]
** [[#Usage_of_.E8.BF.98.E5.9C.A8|<span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Usage of 还在</span>]]
*** [[#Structure|<span class="tocnumber">1.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]]
*** [[#Examples|<span class="tocnumber">1.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Examples</span>]]
** [[#Usage_of_.E8.BF.98.E6.98.AF|<span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Usage of 还是</span>]]
*** [[#Structure_2|<span class="tocnumber">1.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]]
*** [[#Examples_2|<span class="tocnumber">1.2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Examples</span>]]
* [[#Negative_Form|<span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Negative Form</span>]]
** [[#Structure_3|<span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]]
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== <span id="Affirmative_Form" class="mw-headline">Affirmative Form</span> ==

=== <span id="Usage_of_.E8.BF.98.E5.9C.A8" class="mw-headline">Usage of 还在</span> ===

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.

==== <span id="Structure" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> ====

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==== <span id="Examples" class="mw-headline">Examples</span> ====

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* 这 件 事情 我 ''还 在'' 考虑 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn shìqing wǒ ''hái zài'' kǎolǜ.</span><span class="trans">I am still thinking about this matter.</span>
* 已经 中午 了 ，他 ''还 在'' 睡 ？<span class="pinyin">Yǐjīng zhōngwǔ le, tā ''hái zài'' shuì? </span><span class="trans">It's already noon and he's still sleeping?</span>
* 她 ''还 在'' 生气 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Tā ''hái zài'' shēngqì ma? </span><span class="trans">Is she still mad?</span>
* 你 怎么 ''还 在'' 用 那个 旧 手机 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ zěnme ''hái zài'' yòng nàge jiù shǒujī?</span><span class="trans">How come you're still using that old cell phone?</span>
* 你 ''还 在'' 玩 游戏 ？明天 不是 有 考试 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ ''hái zài'' wán yóuxì? Míngtiān bù shì yǒu kǎoshì ma?</span><span class="trans">You're still playing video games? Don't you have an exam tomorrow?</span>


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=== <span id="Usage_of_.E8.BF.98.E6.98.AF" class="mw-headline">Usage of 还是</span> ===

Here 还是 (háishì)--not literally &quot;still is&quot;--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).

==== <span id="Structure_2" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> ====

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⋯⋯ ，(但是 / 可是 +) Subj. + 还是 + [Verb Phrase]


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==== <span id="Examples_2" class="mw-headline">Examples</span> ====

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* 我 让 他 不要 买 ，他 ''还是'' 买 了 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ ràng tā bùyào mǎi, tā ''háishì'' mǎi le.</span><span class="trans">I told him not to buy it, but he still bought it.</span>
* 他 不 想 离婚 ，但是 最后 ''还是'' 离婚 了 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā bù xiǎng líhūn, dànshì zuìhòu ''háishì'' líhūn le.</span><span class="trans">He didn't want to get divorced, but he still ended up divorcing in the end.</span>
* 父母 不 同意 他 去 ，可是 他 ''还是'' 去 了。<span class="pinyin">Fùmǔ bù tóngyì tā qù, kěshì tā ''háishì'' qù le.</span><span class="trans">He still went, even though his parents didn't agree with it.</span>
* 医生 不 让 她 喝酒 ，她 ''还是'' 喝 。<span class="pinyin">Yīshēng bù ràng tā hējiǔ, tā ''háishì'' hē.</span><span class="trans">The doctor told her to stop drinking, but she still drinks.</span>
* 老师 生病 了，但是 她 ''还是'' 来 上课 了。<span class="pinyin">Lǎoshī shēngbìng le, dànshì tā ''háishì'' lái shàngkè le.</span><span class="trans">Even though the teacher is sick, she still come to class.</span>


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== <span id="Negative_Form" class="mw-headline">Negative Form</span> ==

=== <span id="Structure_3" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> ===

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* 我们 等 了 半 个 小时 了 ，老师 ''还 没'' 到 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen děng le bàn gè xiǎoshí le. Lǎoshī ''hái méi'' dào.</span><span class="trans">We've been waiting for half an hour, but the teacher still hasn't arrived.</span>
* 电影 已经 开始 了 ，你 ''还 没'' 出门 ？<span class="pinyin">Diànyǐng yǐjīng kāishǐ le, nǐ ''hái méi'' chūmén?</span><span class="trans">The movie has started already, and you still haven't left the house?</span>
* 你 已经 四十 多 了 ，''还 不'' 想 结婚 ？<span class="expl">implying the listener should get married now</span><span class="pinyin">Nǐ yǐjīng sìshí duō le, ''hái bù'' xiǎng jiéhūn?</span><span class="trans">You're in your forties, and you still don't want to get married?</span>
* 我 解释 了 这么 多 遍 ，你 ''还 不'' 懂 ？<span class="pinyin">Wǒ jiěshì le zhème duō biàn, nǐ ''hái bù'' dǒng?</span><span class="trans">I've explained it so many times, and you still don't get it?</span>
* 我 对 你 这么 好 ，你 ''还 不'' 高兴 ？<span class="expl">implying the listener shouldn't be so glum</span><span class="pinyin">Wǒ duì nǐ zhème hǎo, nǐ ''hái bù'' gāoxìng?</span><span class="trans">I treat you so well, but you're still not happy?</span>


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