Word: 還是 (háishi)

下雨天，山上掃墓的人還是很多。

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，我還是喜歡吃蔬菜。

Bù, wǒ háishi xǐhuan chī shūcài.

No, I still prefer eating vegetables.

與他比起來我還是很幸福的。

Yǔ tā bǐ qǐlai wǒ háishi hěn xìngfú de.

I am fortunate compared with him.

他一再道歉，可是她還是很生氣。

Tā yízài dàoqiàn, kěshì tā háishi hěn shēngqì.

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

他再三考慮，還是決定不去了。

Tā zàisān kǎolǜ, háishi juédìng bú qùle.

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

他反復考慮利弊，還是沒有決定。

Tā fǎnfù kǎolǜ lìbì, háishi méiyǒu juédìng.

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

他當了校長，還是不恥下問。

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，但還是去上了班。

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

Though he had a cold, he went to work.

他是作家，還是政治人物。

Tā shì zuòjiā, háishi zhèngzhì rénwù.

He is an author and a politician.

他來還是不來，結果是一樣的。

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，結果還是徒勞。

Tā děng le yì zhěngtiān, jiéguǒ háishi túláo.

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

他能不能按時到，還是個未知數。

Tā néng bùnéng ànshí dào, háishi gè wèizhīshù.

Whether he can arrive on time is still an uncertainty.

他講了半天，我還是越聽越糊塗。

Tā jiǎngle bàntiān, wǒ háishi yuè tīng yuè hútu.

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

他說的我還是沒有全部理解。

Tā shuō de wǒ háishi méiyǒu quánbù lǐjiě.

I still don't understand everything he says.

他跑了一天，還是很有勁。

Tā pǎole yì tiān, háishi hěn yǒujìn.

He ran all day and still has plenty of energy.

他還是小時候的模樣。

Tā háishi xiǎoshíhou de múyàng.

He still looks the way he did as a child.

以前我們的城市還是一個村莊。

Yǐqián wǒmen de chéngshì háishi yí gè cūnzhuāng.

Our city used to be a village.

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.

佛教是宗教還是哲學？

Fójiào shì zōngjiào háishi zhéxué?

Is Buddhism a religion or a philosophy?

你上班是坐地鐵還是開私家車？

Nǐ shàngbān shì zuò dìtiě háishi kāi sījiāchē?

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

你乘飛機還是乘火車去？

Nǐ chéng fēijī háishi chéng huǒchē qù?

Are you going by air or by train?

你們做飯用天然氣還是用電？

Nǐmen zuòfàn yòng tiānránqì háishi yòng diàn?

Do you cook by gas or electricity?

你們來北京是出差還是觀光？

Nǐmen lái Běijīng shì chūchāi háishi guānguāng?

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

你會坐火車還是汽車呢？

Nǐ huì zuò huǒchē háishi qìchē ne?

Do you go by train or by car?

你先刷牙還是先洗臉？

Nǐ xiān shuāyá háishi xiān xǐliǎn?

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

你去還是不去？

Nǐ qù háishi bú qù?

Are you going or not?

你和爸爸更親還是媽媽更親？

Nǐ hé bàba gèng qīn háishi māma gèng qīn?

Are you closer to your mother or to your father?

你喜歡原聲，還是配音？

Nǐ xǐhuan yuán shēng, háishi pèiyīn?

Do you prefer the original audio or the dubbed version?

你喜歡吃甜的月餅還是鹹的？

Nǐ xǐhuan chī tián de yuèbǐng háishi Xián de?

Do you like sweet mooncakes or savory ones?

你喜歡聽交響樂還是流行歌？

Nǐ xǐhuan tīng jiāoxiǎngyuè háishi liúxíng gē?

Do you like listening to symphonies or pop songs?

你喜歡唐詩還是元曲？

Nǐ xǐhuan Tángshī háishi yuánqǔ?

Do you prefer Tang poetry or Yuan drama-songs?

你喜歡夏季還是冬季？

Nǐ xǐhuan xiàjì háishi dōngjì?

Do you prefer summer or winter?

你喜歡慢跑還是游泳？

Nǐ xǐhuan mànpǎo háishi yóuyǒng?

Do you prefer jogging or swimming?

你喜歡春天還是秋天？

Nǐ xǐhuan chūntiān háishi qiūtiān?

Do you like spring or autumn?

你喜歡浙菜還是川菜？

Nǐ xǐhuan Zhècài háishi chuāncài?

Do you prefer Zhejiang cuisine or Sichuan cuisine?

你喜歡看喜劇還是悲劇？

Nǐ xǐhuan kàn xǐjù háishi bēijù?

Do you like watching comedies or tragedies?

你喝花茶還是綠茶？

Nǐ hē huāchá háishi lǜchá?

Would you like scented tea or green tea?

你忠於我還是國王？

Nǐ zhōngyú wǒ háishi guówáng?

To whom are you loyal: me or the king?

你想做也還是可以做。

Nǐ xiǎng zuò yě háishi kěyǐ zuò.

You may still do that if you want to.

你想吃紅燒鯉魚還是蒸魚？

Nǐ xiǎng chī hóngshāo lǐyú háishi zhēng yú?

Would you like braised carp or steamed fish?

你想學笛子還是學鋼琴？

Nǐ xiǎng xué dízi háishi xué gāngqín?

Do you want to learn the flute or the piano?

你想我們先結婚還是先生孩子？

Nǐ xiǎng wǒmen xiān jiéhūn háishi xiānsheng háizi?

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

你想要方的還是圓的？

Nǐ xiǎngyào fāng de háishi yuán de?

Do you want the square one or the round one?

你擁護還是反對修這條新路？

Nǐ yōnghù háishi fǎnduì xiū zhè tiáo xīn lù?

Do you support or oppose building this new road?

你是中國人還是日本人？

Nǐ shì Zhōngguórén háishi Rìběn rén?

Are you Chinese or Japanese?

你是今天買還是昨天買的？

Nǐ shì jīntiān mǎi háishi zuótiān mǎi de?

Did you buy it today or yesterday?

你是公費還是自費來的？

Nǐ shì gōngfèi háishi zìfèi lái de?

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

你是出差辦公務，還是去旅行？

Nǐ shì chūchāi bàn gōngwù, háishi qù lǚxíng?

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

你是大學生還是研究生？

Nǐ shì dàxuéshēng háishi yánjiūshēng?

Are you an undergraduate or a postgraduate student?

你是學生還是老師？

Nǐ shì xuésheng háishi lǎoshī?

Are you a teacher or a student?

你是白領，還是藍領？

Nǐ shì báilǐng, háishi lánlǐng?

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

你更喜歡哪個，這個還是那個？

Nǐ gèng xǐhuan nǎge, zhège háishi nàge?

Which do you like better, this or that?

你更喜歡工筆還是寫意？

Nǐ gèng xǐhuan gōngbǐ háishi xiěyì?

Do you prefer gongbi or freehand brushwork?

你最喜歡蘋果、橘子還是葡萄？

Nǐ zuì xǐhuan píngguǒ, júzi háishi pútao?

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

你愛吃甜粽子還是鹹的？

Nǐ ài chī tián zòngzi háishi Xián de?

Do you like sweet zongzi or savory ones?

你愛看綜藝還是電視劇？

Nǐ ài kàn zōngyì háishi diànshìjù?

Do you like watching variety shows or TV dramas?

你被分到實驗組還是對照組？

Nǐ bèi fēn dào shíyànzǔ háishi duìzhàozǔ?

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

你要冰水還是常溫的？

Nǐ yào bīngshuǐ háishi chángwēn de?

Do you want iced water or room-temperature water?

你要熱的還是冷的奶茶？

Nǐ yào rè de háishi lěng de nǎichá?

Do you want your milk tea hot or cold?

你覺得這首詞是婉約還是豪放？

Nǐ juéde zhè shǒu cí shì wǎnyuē háishi háofàng?

Do you think this ci poem is graceful or bold?

你認為這是語言還是方言？

Nǐ rènwéi zhè shì yǔyán háishi fāngyán?

Do you think this is a language or a dialect?

你贊成還是反對死刑？

Nǐ zànchéng háishi fǎnduì sǐxíng?

Are you for or against the death penalty?

你贊成還是反對這個計劃？

Nǐ zànchéng háishi fǎnduì zhège jìhuà?

Are you for or against the plan?

你過陽曆生日還是農曆生日？

Nǐ guò yánglì shēngrì háishi nónglì shēngrì?

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

你還是三思而行吧，別太著急。

Nǐ háishi sānsī'érxíng ba, bié tài zháojí.

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

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.

你選文科還是理科？

Nǐ xuǎn wénkē háishi lǐkē?

Are you choosing the humanities or the sciences?

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.

其實我還是覺得好浪漫哦。

Qíshí wǒ háishi juéde hǎo làngmàn ó.

Actually I find it quite romantic.

利率還是低。

Lìlǜ háishi dī.

Interest rates are still low.

別爭辯了，還是聽醫生的吧。

Bié zhēngbiànle, háishi tīng yīshēng de ba.

Stop arguing and just listen to the doctor.

即使他道歉了，我還是很憤怒。

Jíshǐ tā dàoqiànle, wǒ háishi hěn fènnù.

Even though he apologized, I'm still furious.

各位想喝果汁還是水？

Gèwèi xiǎng hē guǒzhī háishi shuǐ?

Would you all like to drink fruit juice or water?

城市和農村的收入落差還是很大。

Chéngshì hé nóngcūn de shōurù luòchà háishi hěn dà.

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

牆上還是有血。

Qiáng shàng háishi yǒu xuè.

There's still blood on the wall.

大號的還是中號的？

Dà hào de háishi zhōng hào de?

A large or medium-sized one?

她是生氣了，還是累了。

Tā shì shēngqì le, háishi lèile.

She is angry, and still tired.

她還是個小孩兒。

Tā háishi gè xiǎoháir.

She is still a girl.

她還是打算去，不是嗎？

Tā háishi dǎsuàn qù, bú shì ma?

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

如果下雨的話，我還是要去公園。

Rúguǒ xiàyǔ dehuà, wǒ háishi yào qù gōngyuán.

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

儘管下著雨，他還是出去了。

Jǐnguǎn xià zhe yǔ, tā háishi chūqùle.

He went out in spite of the rain.

儘管下著雨，我還是出了門。

Jǐnguǎn xià zhe yǔ, wǒ háishi chūle mén.

I went out in spite of the rain.

儘管他很富有，他還是不滿足。

Jǐnguǎn tā hěn fùyǒu, tā háishi bù mǎnzú.

Despite his riches, he's not contented.

儘管受了傷，他們還是繼續戰鬥。

Jǐnguǎn shòule shāng, tāmen háishi jìxù zhàndòu.

Though wounded, they continued to fight.

儘管很忙，她還是來送我了。

Jǐnguǎn hěn máng, tā háishi lái sòng wǒ le.

Though very busy, she came to see me off.

應該說“你”還是“您”？

Yīnggāi shuō“nǐ”háishi“nín”?

Should one say "thou" or "ye"?

快趁熱吃，包子還是熱騰騰的！

Kuài chènrè chī, bāozi háishi rèténgténg de!

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

您是老師，還是學生？

Nín shì lǎoshī, háishi xuésheng?

Are you a teacher or a student?

您贊成還是反對他的想法？

Nín zànchéng háishi fǎnduì tā de xiǎngfǎ?

Are you for or against his idea?

我三番五次提醒他，他還是忘了。

Wǒ sānfānwǔcì tíxǐng tā, tā háishi wàngle.

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

我不知道他比我大還是小。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā bǐ wǒ dà háishi xiǎo.

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

我不知道應該接受還是拒絕。

Wǒ bù zhīdào yīnggāi jiēshòu háishi jùjué.

I don't know whether to accept or refuse.

我不知道我該哭還是該笑。

Wǒ bù zhīdào wǒ gāi kū háishi gāi xiào.

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

我不確定該前進還是後退。

Wǒ bú quèdìng gāi qiánjìn háishi hòutuì.

I was uncertain whether to advance or to retreat.

我今天早上還是很困。

Wǒ jīntiān zǎoshang háishi hěn kùn.

This morning I was still sleepy.

我們約的是今天還是明天？

Wǒmen yuē de shì jīntiān háishi míngtiān?

Is our appointment today or tomorrow?

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.