还是 (還是) háishì

1. háishì adverb still; nevertheless
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In the sense of 仍然 (CC-CEDICT '還是'; Guoyu '還是' 1; Sun 2006, loc. 2061)
2. háishì adverb had better
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: Expressing a preference (CC-CEDICT '還是'; Guoyu '還是' 3)
3. háishì conjunction or
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: 还是 is used in a question to indicate a choice or in a declaritive sentence to indicate uncertainty between two alternatives (CC-CEDICT '還是').
4. háishì conjunction or
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In the sense of 或者 (Guoyu '還是' 2; Sun 2006, loc. 1892)

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