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Pronunciation : hái

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Meaning :
  1. still; yet. (adv)
  2. even more; still more. (adv)
  3. also; too; as well; in addition. (adv)
  4. passably; fairly. (adv)
  5. even. (adv)
Radical : 辶
Strokes : 7
Traditional : 還 ( Stroke Order )
Usage : 62.3%
Notes : also as huán
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
还是
hái shì

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 : nevertheless or still
2.
还有
hái yǒu

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 : in addition also have
3.
还要
hái yào

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 : still
4.
还好
hái hǎo

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 : not bad
5.
还没有
hái méi yǒu

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 : not yet
6.
还可以
hái kě yǐ

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 : still all right
Sentences:
1. She hasn’t come back yet.
tā hái méi huí lái 。
她 还 没 回 来 。

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她 : she
还 : still
没 : no
回来 : back
2. It was late at night and he was still studying.
yè shēn le ， tā hái zài xué xí 。
夜 深 了 ， 他 还 在 学 习 。

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夜 : night
深 : deep
了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place
他 : he
还在 : still
学习 : learning, studying
3. He’ll graduate from college next year.
hái yǒu yì nián ， tā jiù dà xué bì yè le 。
还 有 一 年 ， 他 就 大 学 毕 业 了 。

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还有 : still have
一年 : one year
他 : he
就 : will be
大学 : university
毕业 : graduate
了 : (particle) used for an anticipated or presupposed action
4. This year’s harvest is even better than last year’s.
jīn nián de shōu chéng bǐ qù nián hái yào hǎo 。
今 年 的 收 成 比 去 年 还 要 好 。

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今年 : this year
的 : (particle) used after an attribute; of
收成 : harvest
比 : compare
去年 : last year
还要 : still (compare)
好 : better
5. He speaks not only English but also French.
tā bú dàn huì shuō yīng yǔ ， ér qiě hái huì shuō fǎ yǔ 。
他 不 但 会 说 英 语 ， 而 且 还 会 说 法 语 。

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他 : he
不但 : not only
会 : know, can
说 : speak
英语 : english
而且 : moreover; not only … but also ….
还 : as well
会 : know
法语 : French
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January 6th, 2010 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , ,

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