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hái shi
Meaning
- or
- still (as before)
Definition
表示选择或两种情况中的任何一种；也表示仍然、依旧；还可以用于反问或强调。
Indicates a choice or any of two situations; also means still, yet; can be used in rhetorical questions or for emphasis.
Usage
用于疑问句或陈述句中表示选择，相当于“或者”；用于否定句或疑问句中表示情况持续不变；用于反问句中加强语气。
Used in questions or statements to indicate choice, equivalent to 'or'; used in negative or interrogative sentences to indicate a situation continues unchanged; used in rhetorical questions to emphasize.
Examples
- 1 你想喝茶还是咖啡？(Would you like tea or coffee?)
- 2 他到现在还没来，我们还是等等吧。(He hasn't arrived yet. Let's still wait.)
- 3 经过这么多困难，他还是坚持下来了。(After so many difficulties, he still persevered.)
- 4 你还是不明白我的意思。(You still don't understand what I mean.)
- 5 难道你就不能让着他一点吗？(Can't you just give in to him a bit?)
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