Expressing "and also" with "hai"

Structure

The adverb 还 (hái) can be used to link two phrases together, in a similar way to "and also" in English. In this case, 还 begins a new phrase or clause.

Subject + Verb + Object 1 + 还 + Object 2

Examples

• 我 想 去 北京，还 想 去 成都。
• 我 喝 了 葡萄酒，还 喝 了 啤酒。
• 我 要 听 音乐，还 要 跳舞。

Sources and further reading

Books

• Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 87) →buy