Difference between revisions of "Continuation with "hai""
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| + | == Sources and further reading == | ||
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| + | * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)]] (pp. 103) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/756191251X/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=756191251X →buy] | ||
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Revision as of 07:44, 4 January 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 be used in a more idiomatic way to emphasize should
- 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)
