还是

hái shi · hai shi

Traditional 還是

Meaning

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  1. still (as before)
  2. had better
  3. unexpectedly
  4. or

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2 examples
01

您(nín)赞(zàn)成(chéng)还(hái)是(shi)反(fǎn)对(duì)他(tā)的(de)想(xiǎng)法(fǎ)?

Are you for or against his idea?

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

到(dào)目(mù)前(qián)为(wéi)止(zhǐ),我(wǒ)们(men)还(hái)是(shi)相(xiāng)当(dāng)成(chéng)功(gōng)的(de)。

So far we have been quite successful.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CC · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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