还是 (háishì) means Or (still). Below are 24 of the 27 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
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
我觉得 还是 坐地铁比较方便。
Wǒ juéde háishi zuò dìtiě bǐjiào fāngbiàn.
I still think the subway is more convenient.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 还是
他毕竟 还是 个孩子。
Tā bìjìng háishi ge háizi.
After all, he is still a child.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 毕竟
他终究 还是 回来了。
Tā zhōngjiū háishi huílái le.
In the end he came back after all.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 终究
别幻想了， 还是 行动吧。
Bié huànxiǎng le, háishi xíngdòng ba.
Stop daydreaming and take action.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 幻想
最终 还是 要靠实力说话。
Zuìzhōng háishi yào kào shílì shuōhuà.
In the end it is strength that speaks.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 实力
我又打了一次， 还是 占线。
Wǒ yòu dǎ le yí cì, háishi zhànxiàn.
I called again and it was still engaged.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 占线
厨房里的炉灶 还是 老式的。
Chúfáng lǐ de lúzào háishi lǎoshì de.
The stove in the kitchen is still the old-fashioned kind.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 炉灶
多年不见，他 还是 老模样。
Duō nián bú jiàn, tā háishi lǎo múyàng.
After years apart he still looks the same.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 模样
他迟疑了一下， 还是 签了名。
Tā chíyí le yíxià, háishi qiān le míng.
He hesitated a moment, but signed his name all the same.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 迟疑
归根到底， 还是 准备得不够。
Guī gēn dào dǐ, háishi zhǔnbèi de bú gòu.
In the final analysis, the preparation simply was not enough.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 归根到底
天气不好，然而比赛 还是 开始了。
Tiānqì bù hǎo, rán'ér bǐsài háishi kāishǐ le.
The weather was bad; nevertheless the match started.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 然而
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From the graded readers
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
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
我最后 还是 出门了，只跑了十五分钟。
wǒ zuìhòu háishì chū mén le / liǎo / liào, zhī pǎo le / liǎo / liào shíwǔ fēnzhōng.
In the end I went out anyway, and only ran fifteen minutes.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Keeping Up Running
我知道他是为我好，可是我 还是 辞职了。
wǒ zhīdào tā shì wèi / wéi wǒ hǎo / hào, kěshì wǒ háishì cízhí le / liǎo / liào.
I knew he meant well, but I resigned anyway.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Changing Jobs
如果我不开始，五年以后我 还是 三十五岁。
rúguǒ wǒ bù kāishǐ, wǔ nián yǐhòu wǒ háishì sānshí wǔ suì.
If I didn't start, in five years I'd be thirty-five anyway.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Decision at Thirty
From the travel phrasebook
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
报价是FOB 还是 EXW？
Bàojià shì FOB háishi EXW?
Is the quote FOB or EXW?
Travel phrasebook · Shipping and customs
货代您指定 还是 我们安排？
Huòdài nín zhǐdìng háishi wǒmen ānpái?
Do you nominate the forwarder or shall we?
Travel phrasebook · Shipping and customs
还是 appears in 27 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.
Questions about 还是
How is 还是 used in a sentence?
This page shows 27 sentences using 还是 (háishì, "Or (still)"), 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.
Is 还是 an HSK word?
Yes — 还是 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
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