Vocabulary

还是

[ hái shi ]

Elementary Level(Band 1)

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[ hái ] [ shì ]
Translation

...or...? [in a question]

Phrase

1. 这是对的还是错的?

[ zhè shì duì de hái shì cuò de ? ]

Is it true or false?

2. 你还是把事实告诉我为好。

[ nǐ hái shì bǎ shì shí gào sù wǒ wèi hǎo 。 ]

You may as well tell me the truth.

3. 你怎样去北京,是乘飞机还是坐火车?

[ nǐ zěn yàng qù běi jīng , shì chéng fēi jī hái shì zuò huǒ chē ? ]

How would you go to Beijing, by air or by train?

4. 尽管下着大雨,她还是去了商店。

[ jìn guǎn xià zhuó dà yǔ , tā hái shì qù le shāng diàn 。 ]

In spite of the heavy rain, she went to the shop.

5. 我不仅认识她,还是她最好的朋友。

[ wǒ bù jǐn rèn shí tā , hái shì tā zuì hǎo de péng yǒu 。 ]

Not only did I know her, but I was her best friend.