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还 hái still

still; also; even

hái (still; also) and huán (to give back) - 还有 háiyǒu, 还书 huán shū

How to remember 还: 辶 road + 不 not = still. After six hours on the road the family is not at the beach yet, and the kids in the back are still asking.

  • 80. most frequent character
  • HSK 1
  • 7 strokes
  • Radical 辵

Component breakdown

还 = 辶 road + 不 not

  • 辶 road
  • 不 not
The Gushi story

After six hours on the road the family is not at the beach yet, and the kids in the back are still asking.

How it is used

  • 'Still / also / even', before the verb - 还在睡 (hái zài shuì) still asleep, 还有 (háiyǒu) there's also/more, 比这还好 (bǐ zhè hái hǎo) even better than this.
  • 还是 (háishi) means 'or' in questions (茶还是咖啡? tea or coffee?) and 'had better' in suggestions (还是走吧 we'd better go).
  • Read huán it's a different word, 'to give back / return': 还书 (huán shū) return a book, 归还 (guīhuán) return something.

Words with 还

Example sentences

  • 我还没吃饭。 Wǒ hái méi chīfàn.I haven't eaten yet.
  • 还有空房吗？ Hái yǒu kòngfáng ma?Are there any rooms vacant?
  • 比赛还没结束。 Bǐsài hái méi jiéshù.The game is not over yet.
  • 还有其他事情吗？ Háiyǒu qítā shìqing ma?Is there anything else?