Expressing "had better" with "haishi"

You can use 还是 (háishì) as an auxiliary verb to express "had better" or "ought to". The structure is:

Subject + 还是 + Verb + Object

吧 is often placed after this structure as it's a suggestion.

Some examples:

• 我们 还是 先 吃饭 吧。
• 你 还是 跟 我 说一说 吧。
• 他 还是 看病。

See also

• Offering choices with haishi