Writing
还 (hái) — how to say "still" in Chinese
还
Still, yet (adverb)
degree adverb
How to use it
degree adverb
Goes before an adjective or a verb of feeling.
他还小。
tā hái xiǎo
He is still young.
time adverb
Goes after the subject, before the verb.
他还在睡。
tā hái zài shuì
He is still sleeping.
modal adverb
Goes before the verb and shows the speaker's attitude.
你还去吗？
nǐ hái qù ma
Are you still going?
linking adverb
Goes after the subject, before the verb — not at the start like a conjunction.
他还在家。
tā hái zài jiā
He is still at home.
Radicals / Keys
辵
Walk
#162 · chuò · 7 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
还有
hái yǒu
still have
还在
hái zài
still here
还要
hái yào
still need
Examples
他还没来，我们再等一会儿吧。
He hasn't come yet, let's wait a little longer.
我还没吃饭呢，等我吃完我们再出发。
I haven't eaten yet, wait until I finish eating and then we'll leave.
Mnemonic
[hái-] Heidi 👧️ is looking at her to-do list and finds she has 还 "still" one more task to complete. She quickly draws a horizontal line 一 through what she's finished and sees there's just a bit left. Heidi sighs, realizing she 还 has things to do, but she's almost there! 📋
Another reading
还huán
verb
to return, to give back
还书
huán shū
return a book
还钱
huán qián
to return money
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "still" in Chinese?
"still" in Chinese is 还 (hái).
还 meaning in English
还 (hái) means "Still, yet (adverb)".
How is 还 pronounced?
It is pronounced hái (written as hai). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "still" in Chinese characters?
It is written 还 and has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 还?
还 belongs to the HSK 2 vocabulary list.
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Grammar with 还
还 — still
Subj. + 还 (hái) + Verb Phrase / Adj.
就要 — about to happen
(还有 (háiyǒu) + Time Period) + 就要 (jiùyào) + Verb Phrase + 了 (le)
还 — pretty, fairly
还 (hái) + Adj.
还 — and also
还 (hái) + Verb
除了 — except, in addition
除了 (chúle) ⋯⋯ (+ 以外 (yǐwài))，Subj. + 都 (dōu) / 也 (yě) / 还 (hái) ⋯⋯
更 vs 还 — even more
Noun 1 + 比 (bǐ) + Noun 2 + 更 (gèng) / 还 (hái) + Adj.