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English translations
or, still, as well, nevertheless, all the same, none the less, had better
Chinese characters:
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还是 ( haishi / háishì ) is composed of these characters:
还 (huan)
, 是 (shi)
还是 ( haishi / háishì ) in traditional characters
還是
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 还是 ( haishi / háishì ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication. If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ŏ, ù).
Jia tang haishi niunai?
Jiā táng háishì niúnăi? – English translation: (Would you like) milk or sugar with it?
Tags and additional information (Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
yet | be | only for interrogative sentences ('Would you like tea or coffee?')
还是 ( haishi / háishì ) belongs to the 100 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 56)