还 hái / huán in a sentence
Also (still - even); Return (repay - retaliate)
还 (hái / huán) means Also (still - even), Return (repay - retaliate). Below are 24 of the 47 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他 还 在教室里学习。
Tā hái zài jiàoshì lǐ xuéxí.
He is still studying in the classroom.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 还
我 还 没做完作业。
Wǒ hái méi zuò wán zuòyè.
I haven't finished my homework yet.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 作业
你喝茶 还 是喝咖啡？
Nǐ hē chá háishi hē kāfēi?
Would you like tea or coffee?
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 还是
别着急， 还 有时间。
Bié zháojí, hái yǒu shíjiān.
Don't worry, there's still time.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 着急
弟弟的个子比我 还 高。
Dìdi de gèzi bǐ wǒ hái gāo.
My younger brother is even taller than me.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 个子
你 还 记得那个地方吗？
Nǐ hái jìde nàge dìfang ma?
Do you still remember that place?
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 记得
From the graded readers
他 还 要了一些菜。
tā háiyāo le / liǎo / liào yīxiē cài.
He also ordered some vegetables.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · At the Restaurant
早上天气 还 很好。
zǎoshang tiānqì hái / huán hěnhǎo.
The weather was still fine in the morning.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Rainy Day
到山上的时候，天 还 是黑的。
dào shānshàng de / dì shíhou, tiān háishì hēi de / dì.
When we got to the top it was still dark.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Trip With Friends
到了那里以后，我 还 是很紧张。
dàole nàli yǐhòu, wǒ háishì hěn jǐnzhāng.
Even so, I was nervous when I got there.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Job Interview
上午我打扫了房间， 还 洗了衣服。
shàngwǔ wǒ dǎsǎo le / liǎo / liào fángjiān, hái / huán xǐ le / liǎo / liào yīfu.
In the morning I cleaned my room and did the washing.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Weekend
我问她：“你们现在 还 联系吗？”
wǒ wèn tā:" nǐmen xiànzài hái / huán liánxì mǎ?"
I asked her, "Are you still in touch?"
Graded reader · HSK 4 · An Old Photograph
我犹豫了很久，最后 还 是答应了。
wǒ yóuyù le / liǎo / liào hěn jiǔ, zuìhòu háishì dāying le / liǎo / liào.
I hesitated a long time, and agreed anyway.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Learning to Say No
From the travel phrasebook
还 有票吗？
Hái yǒu piào ma?
Are there any tickets left?
Travel phrasebook · High-speed rail and the metro
你们 还 给谁供货？
Nǐmen hái gěi shéi gōnghuò?
Who else do you supply?
Travel phrasebook · Trade fairs and factory visits
我扫你 还 是你扫我？
Wǒ sǎo nǐ háishi nǐ sǎo wǒ?
Shall I scan yours or you scan mine?
Travel phrasebook · Paying and mobile payment
From the grammar library
他 还 没吃饭。
Tā hái méi chīfàn.
He hasn't eaten yet.
Grammar library · HSK 1 · 不 vs 没 — the two negations
还 appears in 47 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 还
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Questions about 还
How is 还 used in a sentence?
This page shows 47 sentences using 还 (hái / huán, "Also (still - even), Return (repay - retaliate)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 还 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 还 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 还 an HSK word?
Yes — 还 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 还?
The dictionary page for 还 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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