Decoded Slug: 还 (hái) - Still/Yet

Mandarin Grammar Point
还 (hái) - Still/Yet

还 (hái) - Still/Yet

Short explanation:

Used to indicate that a situation or action continues up to the present or a point in time.

Formation:

Subject + 还 + Verb + Rest of the sentence

Examples:

虽然外面已经下雪了,但是我的朋友还在操场上踢足球。
Suīrán wàimiàn yǐjīng xià xǔe le, dànshì wǒ de péngyǒu hái zài cāochǎng shàng tī zúqiú.
Even though it's already snowing outside, my friend is still playing football on the playground.
我还没有完成我的功课。
Wǒ hái méiyǒu wánchéng wǒ de gōngkè.
I have not finished my homework yet.
他已经走了十分钟,但我还看到他的影子。
Tā yǐjīng zǒu le shífēnzhōng, dàn wǒ hái kàn dào tā de yǐngzi.
He's been gone for ten minutes, but I can still see his shadow.
尽管她很累,但她还是继续学习。
Jǐnguǎn tā hěn lèi, dàn tā háishì jìxù xuéxí.
Although she's very tired, she continues to study.

Long explanation:

The Mandarin Chinese word '还 (hái)' is used to denote the continuation of a situation or action up until the present time or a specific moment. It can express the English equivalent of 'still' or 'yet', and is often used to maintain the continuity of a situation or action.
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