Word: 還是 (háishi) had better

These are the example sentences using 還是 in the sense had better. Every sentence using 還是 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Simplified: 还是

Example sentences using 還是 in this sense

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傳言不可信，還是等通知吧。

Chuányán bù kěxìn, háishi děng tōngzhī ba.

Hearsay can't be trusted, so let's wait for the notice.
你還是去看病吧。

Nǐ háishi qù kànbìng ba.

You'd better see a doctor.
你還是死心吧，他不會同意的。

Nǐ háishi sǐxīn ba, tā búhuì tóngyì de.

You'd better drop it, because he won't agree.
你還是留在這兒吧。

Nǐ háishi liú zài zhèr ba.

You would do well to stay here.
像那樣的老師還是別幹了比較好。

Xiàng nàyàng de lǎoshī háishi bié gànle bǐjiào hǎo.

Such a teacher may as well retire from his work.
我們還是不要再見面了。

Wǒmen háishi búyào zài jiànmiàn le.

It would be better for both of us not to see each other anymore.
我們還是在這裡坐下吧。

Wǒmen háishi zài zhèlǐ zuòxia ba.

We had better sit down here.
我們還是讓老師決定吧。

Wǒmen háishi ràng lǎoshī juédìng ba.

Let's leave the decision to our teacher.
我想最好還是保持沉默。

Wǒ xiǎng zuìhǎo háishi bǎochí chénmò.

I thought it best to remain silent.
我還是一個人去比較好。

Wǒ háishi yí gè rén qù bǐjiào hǎo.

I think I'd better go alone.
我還是開車送你回家吧。

Wǒ háishi kāichē sòng nǐ huíjiā ba.

I'd better drive you home.
既然你已經開始學鋼琴了，那還是把它學會吧。

Jìrán nǐ yǐjīng kāishǐ xué gāngqín le, nà háishi bǎ tā xuéhuì ba.

Since you've already started learning to play the piano, then you should \[see it through and\] learn it well.
有些事情你還是不知道為好。

Yǒuxiē shìqing nǐ háishi bù zhīdào wèi hǎo.

There are things you're better off not knowing.
還是不去那兒的好。

Háishi bú qù nàr de hǎo.

It's better not to go there.
還是不告訴他好。

Háishi bú gàosu tā hǎo.

You'd better not tell him.
這幾天你最好還是別下床。

Zhè jǐtiān nǐ zuìhǎo háishi bié xià chuáng.

You'd better stay in bed for a few days.