B2 · Grammar reference
Advanced uses of "hai"
Aside from its other uses, 还 (hái) can be used to express a surprised or sarcastic tone, and can also be used with rhetorical questions.
- Keywords
- 还 · 吗 · even
- Used for
- Expressing attitude · Expressing degree · Asking questions · Asking rhetorical questions
- Classification
- Adverbs
Examples (10)
这个小孩还真聪明！
还留过学呢，英语这么差！
都怪你，你还生气呢。
还好朋友呢，天天说我坏话。
还大老板呢，一点也不大方。
还夸我中文好呢，我说的每句中文你都纠正我。
他那么有钱，还在乎这点钱吗？
这种人你还相信吗？
过期的牛奶你还喝吗？
今天这么热，你还出门吗？
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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