還是

Adverb

 * 1) still
 * 2) nevertheless; yet
 * 3)  ; -er than
 * 4) had better; it would be best ; one would be well-advised to
 * 1) nevertheless; yet
 * 2)  ; -er than
 * 3) had better; it would be best ; one would be well-advised to
 * 1) had better; it would be best ; one would be well-advised to
 * 1) had better; it would be best ; one would be well-advised to

Synonyms




Conjunction

 * 1) or

Usage notes

 * In Mandarin, 還是／还是 (when meaning "or") is exclusively used in questions, in which context it replaces the need for as a question word; as well as in some fixed phrases with words like  or . Other senses of the word "or" in English are given by  (or ), which is only used in statements. For example, "A 或者 B" means "A or B".