Continuation with "hai"

If you "still" need help on how to use 还 (hái), then this is the page for you.

Basic uses of "还在"

还 (hái) can be used to indicate that something is continuing - that it's still a particular way.

Subj. + 还在 + Verb + Obj.

Often the auxiliary verb 在 will appear with 还, as it is natural to talk about continuous actions that are still happening.

他还在看书。Tā háizài kànshū.He is still reading.
我还在加班。Wǒ háizài jiābān.I am still working overtime.
十点了，你还睡？Shí diǎnle, nǐ hái shuì?It's ten o'clock, are you still sleeping?
你还在喝酒吗？Nǐ háizài hējiǔ ma?Are you still drinking?
你们的孩子还在上学？Nǐmen de háizi háizài shàngxué?Do your children still go to school?
还笑？我要生气了。Hái xiào? Wǒ yào shēngqì le.Still laughing. I am getting mad.
还写作业呢？Hái xiě zuòyè ne?Still making homework?
还用你的旧手机啊？Hái yòng nǐ de jiù shǒujī a?Are you still using your old cell phone?
你还在那里工作？Nǐ háizài nàlǐ gōngzuò?Are you still working there?
老板还不知道这件事。Lǎobǎn hái bù zhīdao zhè jiàn shì.The boss still doesn't know about this thing.
不好意思，还没做好。Bù hǎoyìsi, hái méi zuò hǎo.I'm sorry, I haven't finished yet.

When you put 不 or 没 after 还 (hái) in a question sentence, it can be used to emphasize the idea of what should be happening in a more idiomatic way.

Subj. + 还不 + Verb + Obj.

你还不去吃饭？ implying the listener should go to eatNǐ hái bù qù chīfàn?You still haven't eaten?
我对你那么好，你还不高兴？ implying the listener shouldn't be so glumWǒ duì nǐ nàme hǎo, nǐ hái bù gāoxìng?I'm so good to you, you're still not happy?
你们 还不 下班？Nǐmen hái bù xiàbān?Are you still not off work?
他怎么 还不 来？Tā zěnme hái bù lái?Why has he still not come?
九点了，为什么 还不 开始？Jiǔ diǎn le, wèishéme hái bù kāishǐ?It's nine o'clock, why have we still not started?
你 还不 知道他是什么人？Nǐ hái bù zhīdao tā shì shénme rén?Do you still not know which person he is?
这么大了，还不 结婚？Zhème dà le, hái bù jiéhūn?That old and you are still not married?
你 还不 说实话？Nǐ hái bù shuō shíhuà?Are you still not telling the truth?
工作两年了，还不 会用电脑？Gōngzuò liǎng nián le, hái bù huì yòng diànnǎo?You've been working for two years already and you still can't use a computer?
还不 发工资，我快没钱了。Hái bù fā gōngzī, wǒ kuài méi qián le.Still haven't gotten paid, I won't have any money soon.