How to Use 还(hái) in Chinese Grammar

Tiānqì yùbào shuō míngtiān huì bǐ jīntiān hái lěng. The weather forecast says it will be colder tomorrow than today. 5. Weakening positive adjectives with 还(hái) Sometimes we will prefix positive adjectives with “还”，我们 还 可以再试几次。

but it is passable or acceptable. Examples: 他的心情 还 不错， shock or sarcasm. 他 还 真是个小机灵鬼！ Tā hái zhēnshì ge xiǎo jīlíngguǐ! He’s really a smart little guy! 这么简单的问题你都不会， tā hái xǐhuan dǎ lánqiú. Besides running。

you can read our another article to learn about the differences between “再” and “又”. Contents 1. 还(hái) - Expressing again in Chinese 2. Expressing also with 还(hái) 3. Expressing still with 还(hái) 4. Expressing even more with 还(hái) 5. Weakening positive adjectives with 还(hái) 6. Expressing the tone of the speaker’s voice 1. 还(hái) - Expressing "again" in Chinese “还” can express “again”. In this case， which indicates that something is not so good，他 还 喜欢打篮球。

it can be used before an auxiliary verb 想，你 还 没写完作业吗？ Zhème wǎn le， and I’m also hungry. 他是一名老师， Yí cì shībài bú yàojǐn， Zhè cì kǎoshì wǒ kǎo de hái kěyǐ. I did okay in the exam. 这个房间 还 算安静。

we’ve compiled some common uses of “还” and given related sample sentences. If you want to learn about the difference between “还” and “再”， yet you are a college student! 我 还 以为已经完工了呢， nǐ hái méi xiěwán zuòyè ma? Haven’t you finished your homework yet at this late hour? 4. Expressing "even more" with 还(hái) When used in a comparison， but you’re still as pretty as before. 这么晚了， 还 很饿， Zhè běn shū hěn hǎokàn， “还” can be used both in interrogative and declarative sentences to indicate that the recurrence of an action or a state has not happened yet， 还 是一位作家， some of which are easily confused with the uses of “再” and “又”. In this article， hái dàxuésheng ne! You can’t even answer such a simple question，。

you can go to the 15th lesson of our HSK 3 course. Furthermore， 还 indicates a higher degree. The structure is: Noun 1 + 比(bǐ) + Noun 2 + 还 + Adj. For example 公司今年的业绩 比 去年的 还 好， Chúle pǎo bù， surprise， wǒmen hái kěyǐ zài shì jǐ cì. One failure doesn’t matter; we can try a few more times. 2. Expressing "also" with 还(hái) We can use 还 to express the English adverb “also”. It always comes before a verb or adjective to connect two clauses. The subject of the two clauses connected by “还” is the same. For example 我很冷， but will happen in the future. Moreover， he also likes playing basketball. 3. Expressing "still" with 还(hái) 还 can also be used to indicate that the state continues to exist or that the action is still in progress. The negative form is “还没(not … yet)” . Examples: 离成功 还 远着呢！ Lí chénggōng hái yuǎnzhe ne! Success is still a long way off. 这么多年没见， 还 has two sounds: “huán” and “hái”. When 还 is pronounced as “huán”， Gōngsī jīnnián de yèjì bǐ qùnián de hái  hǎo . The company’s performance this year is better than that of last year. 你说的汉语 比 中国人说的 还 好， wǒ hái yào kàn yí biàn. This book is great. I’d like to read it again. 一次失败不要紧， hái hěn è. I’m cold，我 还 要看一遍， Tā shì yì míng lǎoshī， hái shi yí wèi zuòjiā. He is a teacher and he is also a writer. 除了跑步， Wǒ hái yǐwéi yǐjīng wángōng le ne. I thought the work had already been completed. ，你 还 是那么漂亮！ Zhème duō nián méi jiàn， and the auxiliary verb can be omitted in specific contexts. Examples: 这个餐馆的羊肉真好吃。

Zhège fángjiān hái suàn ānjìng. This room is quite. 6. Expressing the tone of the speaker’s voice “还” can be used to express a tone of praise。

Wǒ hěn lěng， it is an adverb. The adverb 还 has many uses，我们明天 还 (要)来吗？ Zhège cānguǎn de yángròu zhēn hǎochī。

it is a verb; when it is pronounced as “hái”， 要 or 应该 to emphasize someone’s subjective desire or intention for recurrence of an action or a state， 还 大学生呢！ Zhème jiǎndān de wèntí nǐ dōu bú huì， Nǐ shuō de Hànyǔ bǐ Zhōngguó rén shuō de hái hǎo. You speak better Chinese than native speakers. 天气预报说明天会 比 今天 还 冷， wǒ míngtiān hái (yào) lái ma? The lamb in this restaurant tastes good. Shall we come back tomorrow? 这本书很好看， Tā de xīnqíng hái búcuò. He was in good mood. 这次考试我考的 还 可以， nǐ hái shi nàme piàoliang! I haven’t seen you in years。