Translation of 还是 to English with examples of 还是 -Chinese-English dictionary Trainchinese

还是

還是

hái shi

conj. or (used when the speaker does not know which one it is)

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Other meanings

[hái shi] adv. still
[hái shi] adv. had better
[hái shi] adv. (used to indicate something that is unexpected, with a tone of "to one's surprise")

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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.

EXAMPLES

那么，你打算送给男的还是女的？

那麼，你打算送給男的還是女的？

nà me, ní dǎ suàn sòng gěi nán de hái shi nǚ de ?

phr. Then, you want to give it (as a gift) to a boy or to a girl?

你想喝茶还是咖啡？

你想喝茶還是咖啡？

ní xiǎng hē chá hái shi kā fēi .

phr. Would you like some tea or coffee?

你去还是他去啊？

你去還是他去啊？

nǐ qù hái shì tā qù a ?

phr. Will you or he go?

你是去德国，还是去法国？

你是去德國，還是去法國？

nǐ shì qù dé guó, hái shi qù fǎ guó ?

phr. Are you going to Germany, or are you going to France?

你要小菜还是色拉？

你要小菜還是色拉？

nǐ yào xiǎo cài hái shì sè lā ?

phr. Would you like appetizers or a salad?

上午去还是下午去？

上午去還是下午去？

shàng wǔ qù hái shì xià wǔ qù ?

phr. Go in the morning or afternoon?

你是要热的牛奶还是冷的牛奶？

你是要熱的牛奶還是冷的牛奶？

nǐ shì yào rè de niú nǎi hái shì lěng de niú nǎi

phr. Do you want hot milk or cold milk?

他一直对买进还是卖出犹豫不决。

他一直對買進還是賣出猶豫不決。

tā yì zhí duì mǎi jìn hái shì mài chū yóu yù bù jué

phr. He is hanging between buying and selling.

你的狗是公的，还是母的？

你的狗是公的，還是母的？

nǐ de gǒu shì gōng de, hái shì mǔ de

phr. Is your dog a he or a she?

男的还是女的？

男的還是女的？

nán de hái shì nǚ de ?

phr. (Is it) a man or a woman?; Boy or girl?; Male or female?

你儿子是今年还是明年上大学？

你兒子是今年還是明年上大學？

nǐ ér zi shì jīn nián hái shì míng nián shàng dà xué ?

phr. Your son goes to college this year or next year?

是你说了算，还是他说了算？

是你說了算，還是他說了算？

shì nǐ shuō le suàn, hái shì tā shuō le suàn ?

phr. Do you have the final say or does he have the final say?

你点还是他点？

你點還是他點？

ní diǎn hái shì tā diǎn ?

phr. Will you order (dishes) or he?