Adv., Conj....or...? [in a question]

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 还是.
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Character Breakdown

还是 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 还是 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 还是 with other words naturally.
Verb + Predicate
hái
shì
zhè
yàng
neutral
still like this
hái
shì
xué
shēng
neutral
still a student
Adverb + Verbwith
hái
shì
neutral
still go / or go
Idiomwith老样子
hái
shì
lǎo
yàng
informalSpoken
still the same old way

Example Sentences with 还是

yào
píng
guǒ
hái
shì
xiāng
jiāo
Do you want an apple or a banana?
men
zhōu
shān
hái
shì
guǎn
Shall we go hiking or visit the museum this weekend?
jǐn
guǎn
yǒu
fǎn
duì
jiàn
dǒng
shì
huì
zuì
zhōng
hái
shì
tōng
guò
le
zhè
xiàng
àn
Despite the objections, the board of directors ultimately passed this proposal.
jīn
tiān
tiān
hǎo
men
hái
shì
dài
zài
jiā
ba
The weather is bad today, so we should stay at home.
zhī
dào
gāi
xuǎn
jīng
xué
hái
shì
xīn
xué
zuò
wéi
de
zhuān
I don't know whether to choose economics or psychology as my major.
jiě
shì
le
bàn
tiān
hái
shì
méi
míng
bái
zhè
ge
cāo
zuò
liú
chéng
He explained for a long time, but I still didn't understand this operating procedure.
suī
rán
gōng
zuò
hěn
máng
dàn
hái
shì
jiān
chí
měi
tiān
duàn
liàn
shēn
Although work is busy, he still insists on exercising every day.
gèng
huan
yòng
diàn
yóu
jiàn
hái
shì
shí
tōng
xùn
ruǎn
jiàn
lián
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