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還是

還是

See also: 还是

Chinese

 
pay back; return; also; in addition; more; still; else; yet; (not) yet
 
is; are; am; yes; to be
trad. (還是) 還 是
simp. (还是) 还 是

Adverb

還是

  1. still
  2. nevertheless; yet

Synonyms

Conjunction

還是

  1. or
    你要吃中國菜還是日本料理？ [MSC, trad.]
    你要吃中国菜还是日本料理？ [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ yào chī Zhōngguócài háishì Rìběn liàolǐ? [Pinyin]
    Do you want to eat Chinese food or Japanese food?
    無論你想吃中國菜還是日本料理，自助餐都會有你喜歡的。 [MSC, trad.]
    无论你想吃中国菜还是日本料理，自助餐都会有你喜欢的。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wúlùn nǐ xiǎng chī Zhōngguócài háishì Rìběn liàolǐ, zìzhùcān dōu huì yǒu nǐ xǐhuān de. [Pinyin]
    No matter if you want to eat Chinese food or Japanese food, the buffet will have what you like.

Usage notes

  • While 還是／还是 (when meaning "or") is exclusively used in questions and in phrases with words like 不管 (bùguǎn) or 無論／无论 (wúlùn), its synonym 或者 (huòzhě) (or 或 (huò)) is only used in statements.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 還是 (“or”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 還是
Mandarin Beijing 還是
Taiwan 還是
Cantonese Guangzhou 定係、定
Hong Kong 定係、定
Taishan 毋、毋又
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 還係、也係
Liudui (S. Sixian) 還係、也係
Hsinchu (Hailu) 還係、也係
Dongshi (Dabu) 還係、也係
Zhuolan (Raoping) 還係、也係
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 抑係
Min Nan Quanzhou 抑是、抑
Xiamen 抑是、抑
Zhangzhou 抑是、抑
Taipei 抑是
Chaozhou 抑是

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