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<div style="font-size:300%;">How to express "It would be better" with | <div style="font-size:300%;">How to express "It would be better" with 還是／还是 (háishì) </div> | ||
One of the meaning of | One of the meaning of 還是／还是 (háishì) in Chinese is "It would be better" or "you would better" | ||
==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||
<code>Subject + | <code>Subject + 還是／还是 + Action + 吧</code> | ||
吧 is often placed after this structure, as a suggestion to soften the tone. | 吧 is often placed after this structure, as a suggestion to soften the tone. | ||
== Examples == | == Examples == | ||
*你 不 会， 还是 我 做 吧。 | *你 不 會， 還是 我 做 吧。／你 不 会， 还是 我 做 吧。 | ||
Nǐ bù huì, háishì wǒ zuò ba. | Nǐ bù huì, háishì wǒ zuò ba. | ||
<blockquote>You do not know how, I'll rather do it.</blockquote> | <blockquote>You do not know how, I'll rather do it.</blockquote> | ||
*我 饿 了，我们 还是 先 吃饭 吧。 | *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. | Wǒ èle, wǒmen háishì xiān chīfàn ba. | ||
<blockquote>I'm hungry, we'd better start eating.</blockquote> | <blockquote>I'm hungry, we'd better start eating.</blockquote> | ||
*你 病 了 这么 长 时间，还是 去 医院 吧。 | *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 | Nǐ bìng le zhème cháng shíjiān, háishì qù yīyuàn ba. | ||
<blockquote>You have been sick | <blockquote>You have been sick for so long; You'd better go to hospital.</blockquote> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
https://chine.in/mandarin/grammaire/ASGWAR65 | https://chine.in/mandarin/grammaire/ASGWAR65 | ||
Revision as of 16:46, 19 May 2019
How to express "It would be better" with 還是／还是 (háishì)
One of the meaning of 還是／还是 (háishì) in Chinese is "It would be better" or "you would better"
Structure
Subject + 還是／还是 + Action + 吧
吧 is often placed after this structure, as a suggestion to soften the tone.
Examples
- 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, I'll rather do it.
- 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.