Expressing "had better" with "haishi"

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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。
  • 还是 跟 我 说一说 吧。
  • 还是 看病。