还 - hái - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 2 - Easy
7 strokes
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还 (還)

hái

Definition

still
我还没吃饭。

I still haven't eaten.
even
她还会说西班牙语。

She can even speak Spanish.
yet
她还没回来。

She hasn't come back yet.
even more

Other pronunciations

huán

to repay
to give back
to pay back
to return (to ideas, someone...)
to go back (to ideas, someone...)

Character Decomposition

Related words (8)

还好

hái hǎo

fortunately; not bad; okay; tolerable; passable; all right

还是

háishì

or; still; nevertheless; had better

还是

hái shi

or; still; nevertheless; had better

还有

hái yǒu

furthermore; in addition; additionally; still; also

还不如

hái bù rú

to be better off ...; might as well ...

八字还没一撇

bā zì hái méi yī piě

(lit.) there is not even the first stroke of the character 八; things have not even begun to take shape; no sign of success yet

好戏还在后头

hǎo xì hái zài hòu tou

the best part of the show is yet to come; (with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come; you ain't seen nothin' yet

八字还没一撇儿

bā zì hái méi yī piě r

(lit.) there is not even the first stroke of the character 八; things have not even begun to take shape; no sign of success yet

Idioms (3)

比登天还难

bǐ dēng tiān hái nán

(lit.) even harder than reaching the sky (idiom); (fig.) extremely difficult; far from an easy task

姜还是老的辣

jiāng hái shì lǎo de là

(lit.) old ginger is hotter than young ginger; experience counts (idiom)

解铃还须系铃人

jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén

(lit.) whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom); (fig.) whoever started the trouble should end it

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