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还是háishi

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Meanings

1. still (as before)

2. had better

3. unexpectedly

Conjunction

4. or

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Examples227

你nǐ是shì中国Zhōngguó人rén还是háishi日本Rìběn人rén？

Are you Chinese or Japanese?

是shì你nǐ不能bùnéng还是háishi你nǐ不bù想xiǎng？

Is it that you can't or that you don't want to?

我wǒ不bù知道zhīdào他tā比bǐ我wǒ大dà还是háishi小xiǎo。

I don't know whether he's younger or older than me.

他tā来lái还是háishi不bù来lái，结果jiéguǒ是shì一样yīyàng的de。

Whether he comes or not, the result will be the same.

应该yīnggāi说shuō“你nǐ”还是háishi“您nín”？

Should one say "thou" or "ye"?

谁shéi比较bǐjiào高gāo，你nǐ还是háishi我wǒ？

Who's taller, you or me?