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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Commonly used expressions
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's OK, it is not too bad-tasting.
- 啤酒 还 行。Beer is decent.
- 这 个 店 的 衣服 还 行。The clothes in this shop are alright.
- 颜色 还 行。The color is OK.
- 那 个 学校 还 可以。That school is so-so.
- 这里 的 菜 还 可以。The food here 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. This structure can be used to weaken a positive adjective. "还" is similar to saying "reasonably" or "quite" in English. In addition to the above-mentioned commonly used expressions, “还” can also be used together with an adjective, expressing the degree to which one does something. However we will often add "算" between “还” and the adjective in order to add a syllable and make the expression sound more authentic. As well as continuation,"还"(hái) can also be used to weaken positive adjectives. This is similar to saying "quite" or "reasonably" in English.
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 it'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.
