Difference between revisions of "Moderating positive adjectives with "hai""
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| − | * 我 <em>还</em> 好。 | + | * 我 <em>还</em> 好。<span class="trans">I'm OK.</span> |
| − | * 这 个 啤酒 <em>还</em> 行。 | + | * 这 个 啤酒 <em>还</em> 行。<span class="trans">This beer is decent.</span> |
| − | * 那 个 乐队 <em>还</em> 可以。 | + | * 那 个 乐队 <em>还</em> 可以。<span class="trans">This band is so-so.</span> |
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Whenever you want to imply that something is "meh", you can use 还(hái).
Structure
As well as continuation, 还 (hái) can also be used to weaken positive adjectives. This is similar to saying "quite" or "reasonably" in English.
Subject + 还 + Adjective
Examples
- 我 还 好。I'm OK.
- 这 个 啤酒 还 行。This beer is decent.
- 那 个 乐队 还 可以。This band is so-so.
