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還是

háishì

Novice Level 1* ★ Core word
ConjunctionAdverb

還是 (háishì) is a Chinese word meaning “still (as before)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 1* (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. still (as before)
  2. had better
  3. unexpectedly
  4. or

Stroke order

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Example

你要茶還是咖啡？

Would you like tea or coffee?

Related words at this level

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).