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还是
還是
hái shi
conj. or (used when the speaker does not know which one it is)
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")

Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

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?