Difference between revisions of "Continuation with "hai""
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
| − | 还 can also be used in a more idiomatic way to emphasize the idea of what | + | 还 can also be used in a more idiomatic way to emphasize the idea of what ''should'' be happening: |
<div class="liju"> | <div class="liju"> | ||
Revision as of 08:29, 8 February 2012
还 (hái) can be used to indicate that something is continuing - that it's still a particular way. The structure for this is:
Subject + 还 + Verb + Object
Often the auxiliary verb 在 will appear with 还, as it is natural to talk about continuous actions that are still happening.
Some examples:
- 他 还 在 看 书。
- 我 还 在 喝 啤酒。
- 现在 还 早。
还 can also be used in a more idiomatic way to emphasize the idea of what should be happening:
- 你还不去吃饭？ (implying the listener should go to eat)
- 我 对 你 那么 好，你还不高兴？ (implying the listener shouldn't be so glum)
Sources and further reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 157) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3) (pp. 103) →buy
