还是 (háishì) means Or (still). Below are 14 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
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
Questions about 还是
How is 还是 used in a sentence?
This page shows 14 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.
Where can I see the full entry for 还是?
The dictionary page for 还是 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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