Difference between revisions of "Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/还是-háishì"

From Polyglot Club WIKI
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m (Quick edit)
m (Quick edit)
 
Line 1: Line 1:
<div style="font-size:300%;">[[File:还是 háishì.png|thumb]]How to express "It would be better" with 還是/还是 (háishì)  
<div class="pg_page_title">[[File:还是 háishì.png|thumb]]How to express "It would be better" with 還是/还是 (háishì)  
</div>
</div>


你好, Chinese learners,
你好, Chinese learners,


One of the meaning of 還是/还是 (háishì) in Chinese is "It would be better" or "you would better"
One of the meaning of 還是/还是 (háishì) in Chinese is "It would be better" or "you would better"


<span link>Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson:</span> [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/%E7%88%B1-%C3%A0i|爱 ài]], [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/Introducing-Each-Other-%28Business-vocabulary%29|Introducing Each Other (Business ...]], [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/Count-from-1-to-10|Count from 1 to 10]] & [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/线(線)-xiàn-wire,-line,-thread|线(線) xiàn wire, line, thread]].
==Structure==
==Structure==
<code>Subject + 還是/还是 + Action + 吧</code>
<code>Subject + 還是/还是 + Action + 吧</code>
Line 28: Line 28:
https://chine.in/mandarin/grammaire/ASGWAR65
https://chine.in/mandarin/grammaire/ASGWAR65


==Related Lessons==
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/排-pái-row,-line|排 pái row, line]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/排-pái-row,-line|排 pái row, line]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/Vegetables|Vegetables]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/Vegetables|Vegetables]]
Line 39: Line 39:
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/Count-from-1-to-10|Count from 1 to 10]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/Count-from-1-to-10|Count from 1 to 10]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/既-jì-since|既 jì since]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/既-jì-since|既 jì since]]
<span links></span>

Latest revision as of 23:17, 26 March 2023

还是 háishì.png
How to express "It would be better" with 還是/还是 (háishì)

你好, Chinese learners,

One of the meaning of 還是/还是 (háishì) in Chinese is "It would be better" or "you would better"

Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson: 爱 ài, Introducing Each Other (Business ..., Count from 1 to 10 & 线(線) xiàn wire, line, thread.

Structure[edit | edit source]

Subject + 還是/还是 + Action + 吧

吧 is often placed after this structure, as a suggestion to soften the tone.

Examples[edit | edit source]

  • 你 不 會, 還是 我 做 吧。/你 不 会, 还是 我 做 吧。

Nǐ bù huì, háishì wǒ zuò ba.

You do not know how, let me do it instead.

  • 我 餓 了,我們 還是 先 吃飯 吧。/我 饿 了,我们 还是 先 吃饭 吧。

Wǒ èle, wǒmen háishì xiān chīfàn ba.

I'm hungry, we'd better start eating.

  • 你 病 了 這麼 長 時間,還是 去 醫院 吧。/你 病 了 这么 长 时间,还是 去 医院 吧。

Nǐ bìng le zhème cháng shíjiān, háishì qù yīyuàn ba.

You have been sick for so long. You'd better go to hospital.

Sources[edit | edit source]

https://chine.in/mandarin/grammaire/ASGWAR65

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]