Moderating positive adjectives with "hai"
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Whenever you want to imply that something is "meh", you can use 还(hái).
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常用表达
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. Stated underneath is the most common ways to express "hai".
Subject + 还 好
Subject + 还 可以
Subject + 还 行
Subject + 还 不错
Examples
- 我 还 好。I'm OK.
- 这 个 地方 还 好。This place is OK.
- 我 觉得 还 好，没有 那么 难吃。I think it is quite OK, it is not that difficult to eat.
- 啤酒 还 行。Beer is decent.
- 这 个 店 的 衣服 还 行。This shop's clothes is quite alright.
- 质量 还 行。The quality is OK.
- 那 个 乐队 还 可以。This band is so-so.
- 这里 的 菜 还 可以。Here the food is so-so.
- 房子 还 不错，但是 有 点 贵。The apartment is not too bad, but it is a bit expensive.
- 我们 老板 还 不错。Our boss is not too bad.
“还” used as an adjective
Besides these common used fixed expressions, "还" can also be used together with an adjective, expressing a degree of barely enough to get by. 除了以上常用的固定表达以外，“还”可以跟形容词一起用，表示程度上勉强过得去。但是“还”跟形容词之间通常会加"算"，用以补足音节，并且使表达更地道。
Structure
Subject + 还 算 + Adj.
Examples
- 房间 还 算 大。The room is fairly big.
- 这 个 女 孩子还 算 漂亮。This girl is fairly beautiful.
- 我们 公司 还 算 好。Our office is fairly good.
- 工作 还 算顺利。The work is fairly smooth.
- 这 里 还算 安静。This place is fairly quiet.
- 这 个 城市 的 还算 干净。This city is fairly clean.
- 我 家 的 宝宝 还算 听话。My baby fairly does what's told.
- 这 家 店 的 东西 还算 便宜。The things in this shop are fairly cheap.
- 这 个 人 还算 诚实。This person is fairly honest.
- 你 还算 聪明。You are fairly clever.
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