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Revision as of 03:10, 16 July 2013
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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.
