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One of the ways to use 还是 (háishì) is to have it mean &quot;you had better,&quot; similar to how in English we may say &quot;I think you had better start on your homework.&quot;

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还是 as an [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Adverbs adverb] can express &quot;had better&quot; or &quot;it would be better to.&quot; The idea is that the speaker has given the matter some thought, and after considering it, has finally come to a decision. The announcement of this decision will frequently include 还是, and it usually comes before a verb or a subject.

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吧 is often placed after this structure, [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Softening_speech_with_%22ba%22 as it's a suggestion].

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* ''还是'' 明天 去 吧 。<span class="pinyin">''Háishì'' míngtiān qù ba.</span><span class="trans">We'd better go tomorrow.</span>
* ''还是'' 让 她 进来 吧 。<span class="pinyin">''Háishì'' ràng tā jìnlái ba.</span><span class="trans">We'd better let her come in.</span>
* 你 ''还是'' 快点 走 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ ''háishì'' kuài diǎn zǒu ba.</span><span class="trans">You'd better leave now.</span>
* 我们 ''还是'' 帮帮 他 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen ''háishì'' bāngbang tā ba.</span><span class="trans">We'd better help him.</span>
* 太 晚 了 ，''还是'' 先 回家 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Tài wǎn le, ''háishì'' xiān huíjiā ba.</span><span class="trans">It's too late. We'd better go home now.</span>
* 这里 太 脏 了，我们 ''还是'' 走 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Zhèlǐ tài zāng le, wǒmen ''háishì'' zǒu ba.</span><span class="trans">It's too dirty here; we'd better leave.</span>
* 快 迟到 了 ，我们 ''还是'' 打车 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Kuài chídào le, wǒmen ''háishì'' dǎchē ba.</span><span class="trans">We're running late. Let's take a taxi.</span>


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* 太 贵 了 ，''还是'' 别 买 了 。<span class="pinyin">Tài guì le, ''háishì'' bié mǎi le.</span><span class="trans">It's too expensive. You'd better not buy it.</span>
* 她 不 想 说 ，''还是'' 不要 再 问 了 。<span class="pinyin">Tā bù xiǎng shuō, ''háishì'' bùyào zài wèn le.</span><span class="trans">She doesn't want to say anything. We'd better stop asking.</span>
* 他 一定 不 同意 ，''还是'' 别 跟 他 说 了 。<span class="pinyin">Tā yīdìng bù tóngyì, ''háishì'' bié gēn tā shuō le.</span><span class="trans">He will definitely disagree. We'd better not tell him.</span>


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* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Offering_choices_with_haishi Offering choices with haishi]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22Yinggai%22_for_should &quot;Yinggai&quot; for should]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22how_about%22_with_%22yaobu%22 Expressing &quot;how about&quot; with &quot;yaobu&quot;]

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