Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Let’s learn Chinese Grammar (HSK 3): 还是hái shì (or) | Richard Chinese Language: with flashcards












Chinese grammar [HSK 3]:
还是/還是hái  shì 
(1) or [Option A 还是(or) Option B]
Eg1:
你想喝咖啡还是茶?
你想喝咖啡還是茶?
nǐ  xiǎng  hē  kā  fēi  hái  shì   chá  ? 
Do you want to drink coffee or tea?

Eg2:
他住在美国还是加拿大?
他住在美國還是加拿大?
tā  zhù  zài  měi  guó  hái  shì  jiā  ná  dà  ? 
Does he live in the US or Canada?
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(2) still  
Eg1:
吃完晚饭后,我还是觉得很饿。
吃完晚飯後, 我還是覺得很餓。
chī  wán  wǎn  fàn  hòu  ,  wǒ  hái  shì  jué  de  hěn  è  。 
After having dinner, I still felt very hungry.

Eg2:
玛丽对我不好,但我还是爱她。
瑪麗對我不好, 但我還是愛她。
mǎ  lì  duì  wǒ  bù  hǎo  ,  dàn  wǒ  hái  shì  ài  tā  。 
Mary treated me badly, but I still loved her.
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(3) had better =最好(HSK4)
Eg1:
快下雨了,你还是现在离开吧!
快下雨了, 你還是現在離開吧!
kuài  xià  yǔ  le  ,  nǐ  hái  shì  xiàn  zài  lí  kāi  ba  ! 
It will rain soon. You had better leave now!

Eg2:
很晚了,你还是去睡觉吧!
很晚了, 你還是去睡覺吧!
hěn  wǎn  le  ,  nǐ  hái  shì  qù  shuì  jiào  ba  ! 
It’s late. You had better sleep now! 
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Choose the correct meaning of 还是:
Ans: 2131
1.     虽然爸爸生病了, 但他还是去公司上班。
suī  rán  bà  ba  shēng  bìng  le  , 
dàn  tā  hái  shì  qù  gōng  sī  shàng  bān  。
Although Dad was sick, he still went to work (in the company).
2.     你的咖啡要冷的还是热的?
nǐ  de  kā  fēi  yào  lěng  de  hái  shì  rè  de  ? 
Would you like cold coffee or hot coffee?
3.     现在还是别出门比较好。
xiàn  zài  hái  shì  bié  chū  mén  bǐ  jiào  hǎo  。
You’d better not go out now.
4.     你觉得中文难还是英文难?
nǐ  jué  de  zhōng  wén  nán  hái  shì  yīng  wén  nán  ? 
Which do you think is more difficult, Chinese or English?
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