Word: 还是 (háishi)

下雨天，山上扫墓的人还是很多。

Xià yǔtiān, shānshàng sǎomù de rén háishi hěn duō.

Even on a rainy day, there were still many people sweeping graves on the mountain.

不，我还是喜欢吃蔬菜。

Bù, wǒ háishi xǐhuan chī shūcài.

No, I still prefer eating vegetables.

与他比起来我还是很幸福的。

Yǔ tā bǐ qǐlai wǒ háishi hěn xìngfú de.

I am fortunate compared with him.

他一再道歉，可是她还是很生气。

Tā yízài dàoqiàn, kěshì tā háishi hěn shēngqì.

He apologized again and again, but she was still very angry.

他再三考虑，还是决定不去了。

Tā zàisān kǎolǜ, háishi juédìng bú qùle.

After thinking it over repeatedly, he still decided not to go.

他反复考虑利弊，还是没有决定。

Tā fǎnfù kǎolǜ lìbì, háishi méiyǒu juédìng.

He weighed the pros and cons again and again, but still couldn't decide.

他当了校长，还是不耻下问。

Tā dāng le xiàozhǎng, háishi bùchǐxiàwèn.

Even after becoming principal, he still isn't ashamed to ask those beneath him.

他得了感冒，但还是去上了班。

Tā dé le gǎnmào, dàn háishi qù shàng le bān.

Though he had a cold, he went to work.

他是作家，还是政治人物。

Tā shì zuòjiā, háishi zhèngzhì rénwù.

He is an author and a politician.

他来还是不来，结果是一样的。

Tā lái háishi bù lái, jiéguǒ shì yíyàng de.

Whether he comes or not, the result will be the same.

他等了一整天，结果还是徒劳。

Tā děng le yì zhěngtiān, jiéguǒ háishi túláo.

He waited all day, but it was all in vain.

他能不能按时到，还是个未知数。

Tā néng bùnéng ànshí dào, háishi gè wèizhīshù.

Whether he can arrive on time is still an uncertainty.

他讲了半天，我还是越听越糊涂。

Tā jiǎngle bàntiān, wǒ háishi yuè tīng yuè hútu.

He talked for ages, and the more I listened, the more confused I got.

他说的我还是没有全部理解。

Tā shuō de wǒ háishi méiyǒu quánbù lǐjiě.

I still don't understand everything he says.

他跑了一天，还是很有劲。

Tā pǎole yì tiān, háishi hěn yǒujìn.

He ran all day and still has plenty of energy.

他还是小时候的模样。

Tā háishi xiǎoshíhou de múyàng.

He still looks the way he did as a child.

以前我们的城市还是一个村庄。

Yǐqián wǒmen de chéngshì háishi yí gè cūnzhuāng.

Our city used to be a village.

传言不可信，还是等通知吧。

Chuányán bù kěxìn, háishi děng tōngzhī ba.

Hearsay can't be trusted, so let's wait for the notice.

佛教是宗教还是哲学？

Fójiào shì zōngjiào háishi zhéxué?

Is Buddhism a religion or a philosophy?

你上班是坐地铁还是开私家车？

Nǐ shàngbān shì zuò dìtiě háishi kāi sījiāchē?

Do you go to work by subway or drive your own car?

你乘飞机还是乘火车去？

Nǐ chéng fēijī háishi chéng huǒchē qù?

Are you going by air or by train?

你们做饭用天然气还是用电？

Nǐmen zuòfàn yòng tiānránqì háishi yòng diàn?

Do you cook by gas or electricity?

你们来北京是出差还是观光？

Nǐmen lái Běijīng shì chūchāi háishi guānguāng?

Did you come to Beijing on business or to tour around?

你会坐火车还是汽车呢？

Nǐ huì zuò huǒchē háishi qìchē ne?

Do you go by train or by car?

你先刷牙还是先洗脸？

Nǐ xiān shuāyá háishi xiān xǐliǎn?

Do you brush your teeth first or wash your face first?

你去还是不去？

Nǐ qù háishi bú qù?

Are you going or not?

你和爸爸更亲还是妈妈更亲？

Nǐ hé bàba gèng qīn háishi māma gèng qīn?

Are you closer to your mother or to your father?

你喜欢原声，还是配音？

Nǐ xǐhuan yuán shēng, háishi pèiyīn?

Do you prefer the original audio or the dubbed version?

你喜欢吃甜的月饼还是咸的？

Nǐ xǐhuan chī tián de yuèbǐng háishi Xián de?

Do you like sweet mooncakes or savory ones?

你喜欢听交响乐还是流行歌？

Nǐ xǐhuan tīng jiāoxiǎngyuè háishi liúxíng gē?

Do you like listening to symphonies or pop songs?

你喜欢唐诗还是元曲？

Nǐ xǐhuan Tángshī háishi yuánqǔ?

Do you prefer Tang poetry or Yuan drama-songs?

你喜欢夏季还是冬季？

Nǐ xǐhuan xiàjì háishi dōngjì?

Do you prefer summer or winter?

你喜欢慢跑还是游泳？

Nǐ xǐhuan mànpǎo háishi yóuyǒng?

Do you prefer jogging or swimming?

你喜欢春天还是秋天？

Nǐ xǐhuan chūntiān háishi qiūtiān?

Do you like spring or autumn?

你喜欢浙菜还是川菜？

Nǐ xǐhuan Zhècài háishi chuāncài?

Do you prefer Zhejiang cuisine or Sichuan cuisine?

你喜欢看喜剧还是悲剧？

Nǐ xǐhuan kàn xǐjù háishi bēijù?

Do you like watching comedies or tragedies?

你喝花茶还是绿茶？

Nǐ hē huāchá háishi lǜchá?

Would you like scented tea or green tea?

你忠于我还是国王？

Nǐ zhōngyú wǒ háishi guówáng?

To whom are you loyal: me or the king?

你想做也还是可以做。

Nǐ xiǎng zuò yě háishi kěyǐ zuò.

You may still do that if you want to.

你想吃红烧鲤鱼还是蒸鱼？

Nǐ xiǎng chī hóngshāo lǐyú háishi zhēng yú?

Would you like braised carp or steamed fish?

你想学笛子还是学钢琴？

Nǐ xiǎng xué dízi háishi xué gāngqín?

Do you want to learn the flute or the piano?

你想我们先结婚还是先生孩子？

Nǐ xiǎng wǒmen xiān jiéhūn háishi xiānsheng háizi?

Do you want to get married first or have a child first?

你想要方的还是圆的？

Nǐ xiǎngyào fāng de háishi yuán de?

Do you want the square one or the round one?

你拥护还是反对修这条新路？

Nǐ yōnghù háishi fǎnduì xiū zhè tiáo xīn lù?

Do you support or oppose building this new road?

你是中国人还是日本人？

Nǐ shì Zhōngguórén háishi Rìběn rén?

Are you Chinese or Japanese?

你是今天买还是昨天买的？

Nǐ shì jīntiān mǎi háishi zuótiān mǎi de?

Did you buy it today or yesterday?

你是公费还是自费来的？

Nǐ shì gōngfèi háishi zìfèi lái de?

Did you come at public expense or at your own expense?

你是出差办公务，还是去旅行？

Nǐ shì chūchāi bàn gōngwù, háishi qù lǚxíng?

Are you going on a business trip for work, or traveling for fun?

你是大学生还是研究生？

Nǐ shì dàxuéshēng háishi yánjiūshēng?

Are you an undergraduate or a postgraduate student?

你是学生还是老师？

Nǐ shì xuésheng háishi lǎoshī?

Are you a teacher or a student?

你是白领，还是蓝领？

Nǐ shì báilǐng, háishi lánlǐng?

Are you a white-collar or a blue-collar worker?

你更喜欢哪个，这个还是那个？

Nǐ gèng xǐhuan nǎge, zhège háishi nàge?

Which do you like better, this or that?

你更喜欢工笔还是写意？

Nǐ gèng xǐhuan gōngbǐ háishi xiěyì?

Do you prefer gongbi or freehand brushwork?

你最喜欢苹果、橘子还是葡萄？

Nǐ zuì xǐhuan píngguǒ, júzi háishi pútao?

Which do you like best, apples, oranges or grapes?

你爱吃甜粽子还是咸的？

Nǐ ài chī tián zòngzi háishi Xián de?

Do you like sweet zongzi or savory ones?

你爱看综艺还是电视剧？

Nǐ ài kàn zōngyì háishi diànshìjù?

Do you like watching variety shows or TV dramas?

你被分到实验组还是对照组？

Nǐ bèi fēn dào shíyànzǔ háishi duìzhàozǔ?

Were you put in the experimental group or the control group?

你要冰水还是常温的？

Nǐ yào bīngshuǐ háishi chángwēn de?

Do you want iced water or room-temperature water?

你要热的还是冷的奶茶？

Nǐ yào rè de háishi lěng de nǎichá?

Do you want your milk tea hot or cold?

你觉得这首词是婉约还是豪放？

Nǐ juéde zhè shǒu cí shì wǎnyuē háishi háofàng?

Do you think this ci poem is graceful or bold?

你认为这是语言还是方言？

Nǐ rènwéi zhè shì yǔyán háishi fāngyán?

Do you think this is a language or a dialect?

你赞成还是反对死刑？

Nǐ zànchéng háishi fǎnduì sǐxíng?

Are you for or against the death penalty?

你赞成还是反对这个计划？

Nǐ zànchéng háishi fǎnduì zhège jìhuà?

Are you for or against the plan?

你过阳历生日还是农历生日？

Nǐ guò yánglì shēngrì háishi nónglì shēngrì?

Do you celebrate your birthday by the Western calendar or the lunar calendar?

你还是三思而行吧，别太着急。

Nǐ háishi sānsī'érxíng ba, bié tài zháojí.

You'd better think it over carefully and not be too hasty.

你还是去看病吧。

Nǐ háishi qù kànbìng ba.

You'd better see a doctor.

你还是死心吧，他不会同意的。

Nǐ háishi sǐxīn ba, tā búhuì tóngyì de.

You'd better drop it, because he won't agree.

你还是留在这儿吧。

Nǐ háishi liú zài zhèr ba.

You would do well to stay here.

你选文科还是理科？

Nǐ xuǎn wénkē háishi lǐkē?

Are you choosing the humanities or the sciences?

像那样的老师还是别干了比较好。

Xiàng nàyàng de lǎoshī háishi bié gànle bǐjiào hǎo.

Such a teacher may as well retire from his work.

其实我还是觉得好浪漫哦。

Qíshí wǒ háishi juéde hǎo làngmàn ó.

Actually I find it quite romantic.

利率还是低。

Lìlǜ háishi dī.

Interest rates are still low.

别争辩了，还是听医生的吧。

Bié zhēngbiànle, háishi tīng yīshēng de ba.

Stop arguing and just listen to the doctor.

即使他道歉了，我还是很愤怒。

Jíshǐ tā dàoqiànle, wǒ háishi hěn fènnù.

Even though he apologized, I'm still furious.

各位想喝果汁还是水？

Gèwèi xiǎng hē guǒzhī háishi shuǐ?

Would you all like to drink fruit juice or water?

城市和农村的收入落差还是很大。

Chéngshì hé nóngcūn de shōurù luòchà háishi hěn dà.

The income disparity between cities and the countryside is still very large.

墙上还是有血。

Qiáng shàng háishi yǒu xuè.

There's still blood on the wall.

大号的还是中号的？

Dà hào de háishi zhōng hào de?

A large or medium-sized one?

她是生气了，还是累了。

Tā shì shēngqì le, háishi lèile.

She is angry, and still tired.

她还是个小孩儿。

Tā háishi gè xiǎoháir.

She is still a girl.

她还是打算去，不是吗？

Tā háishi dǎsuàn qù, bú shì ma?

She's still planning to go, isn't she?

如果下雨的话，我还是要去公园。

Rúguǒ xiàyǔ dehuà, wǒ háishi yào qù gōngyuán.

I'll still go to the park even if it rains.

尽管下着雨，他还是出去了。

Jǐnguǎn xià zhe yǔ, tā háishi chūqùle.

He went out in spite of the rain.

尽管下着雨，我还是出了门。

Jǐnguǎn xià zhe yǔ, wǒ háishi chūle mén.

I went out in spite of the rain.

尽管他很富有，他还是不满足。

Jǐnguǎn tā hěn fùyǒu, tā háishi bù mǎnzú.

Despite his riches, he's not contented.

尽管受了伤，他们还是继续战斗。

Jǐnguǎn shòule shāng, tāmen háishi jìxù zhàndòu.

Though wounded, they continued to fight.

尽管很忙，她还是来送我了。

Jǐnguǎn hěn máng, tā háishi lái sòng wǒ le.

Though very busy, she came to see me off.

应该说“你”还是“您”？

Yīnggāi shuō“nǐ”háishi“nín”?

Should one say "thou" or "ye"?

快趁热吃，包子还是热腾腾的！

Kuài chènrè chī, bāozi háishi rèténgténg de!

Eat quickly while it's hot, the buns are still steaming!

您是老师，还是学生？

Nín shì lǎoshī, háishi xuésheng?

Are you a teacher or a student?

您赞成还是反对他的想法？

Nín zànchéng háishi fǎnduì tā de xiǎngfǎ?

Are you for or against his idea?

我三番五次提醒他，他还是忘了。

Wǒ sānfānwǔcì tíxǐng tā, tā háishi wàngle.

I reminded him over and over, but he still forgot.

我不知道他比我大还是小。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā bǐ wǒ dà háishi xiǎo.

I don't know whether he's younger or older than me.

我不知道应该接受还是拒绝。

Wǒ bù zhīdào yīnggāi jiēshòu háishi jùjué.

I don't know whether to accept or refuse.

我不知道我该哭还是该笑。

Wǒ bù zhīdào wǒ gāi kū háishi gāi xiào.

I don't know if I should cry or laugh.

我不确定该前进还是后退。

Wǒ bú quèdìng gāi qiánjìn háishi hòutuì.

I was uncertain whether to advance or to retreat.

我今天早上还是很困。

Wǒ jīntiān zǎoshang háishi hěn kùn.

This morning I was still sleepy.

我们约的是今天还是明天？

Wǒmen yuē de shì jīntiān háishi míngtiān?

Is our appointment today or tomorrow?

我们还是不要再见面了。

Wǒmen háishi búyào zài jiànmiàn le.

It would be better for both of us not to see each other anymore.

我们还是在这里坐下吧。

Wǒmen háishi zài zhèlǐ zuòxia ba.

We had better sit down here.