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* 这件 衣服 <em>还</em> 行，不 太 贵。 <span class="pinyin">Zhè jàin yīfu <em>hái</em> xíng, bù tài guì.</span> <span class="trans">The piece of clothes is OK.Not too expensive.</span> | * 这件 衣服 <em>还</em> 行，不 太 贵。 <span class="pinyin">Zhè jàin yīfu <em>hái</em> xíng, bù tài guì.</span> <span class="trans">The piece of clothes is OK.Not too expensive.</span> | ||
* 房子 <em>还</em> 不错 ，但是 有 点 贵。 <span class="pinyin">Fángzi <em>hái</em> bùcuò, dànshì yǒu diǎn guì.</span> <span class="trans">The apartment is not too bad, but it is a bit expensive.</span> | * 房子 <em>还</em> 不错 ，但是 有 点 贵。 <span class="pinyin">Fángzi <em>hái</em> bùcuò, dànshì yǒu diǎn guì.</span> <span class="trans">The apartment is not too bad, but it is a bit expensive.</span> | ||
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Whenever you want to imply that something is "good," but also kind of "meh," you can use 还 (hái) in front of the "good" adjective.
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Commonly used expressions
Structure
Besides expressing continuation, 还 (hái) can also be used to weaken positive adjectives. This is similar to saying "fairly [good]" or "reasonably [good]" in English. Below are some of the most common adjectives that get "toned down" by 还 (hái) in this structure.
Subj. + 还 + 好 / 可以 / 行 / 不错
These can all be taken to mean "pretty good" or "all right" or "decent" (but also kind of meh... not great). As in English, intonation and facial expressions help convey the meaning. If expectations were low, 还可以 (hái kěyǐ) can have the sense of "pretty darn good"; note the two contrasting examples below of the same sentence.
Examples
- 我 还 好。 I'm OK.
- 我们 老板 还 不错。 Our boss is not too bad.
- 我 觉得 这里 的 菜 还 可以 ， 没有 那么 难吃。 I think the food here is OK, it is not too bad-tasting.
- 这件 衣服 还 行，不 太 贵。 The piece of clothes is OK.Not too expensive.
- 房子 还 不错 ，但是 有 点 贵。 The apartment is not too bad, but it is a bit expensive.
