Chinese dictionary
- 1
adv.still; yet
十年没见面了,她还那么年轻。
I haven't seen her for 10 years, and she still looks so young.
我还不能给你钱。
I can't give you the money just yet.
用了这么久的自行车还这么新。
The old bike is still so new.
- 2
adv.even more; still more
今天比昨天还冷。
Today is even colder than yesterday.
今年的产量比去年还要高。
This year's output is even better than last year's.
下一道题可能还要难一些。
The next question will probably be still more difficult.
- 3
adv.also; too; as well; in addition
改完作业,还要备课。
After correcting and grading the students' homework, he still has to prepare for new lessons.
除工资外,他每月还有25元奖金。
In addition to his salary, he has a bonus of 25 yuan per month.
我们不单学英语,还学日语。
We study Japanese as well as English.
- 4
adv.passably; fairly
屋子不大,收拾得倒还干净。
The room is small, but it's kept quite tidy.
他年龄不大,懂得还不少。
Young as he is, he knows quite a lot.
这张画儿画得还可以。
The painting wasn't done too badly.
- 5
adv.even
你还搬不动,何况我呢?
If you can't move it, how can I?
你跑得那么快还赶不上他,何况我呢?
If a good runner like you can't catch up with him, how can I?
这么难的数学题你还不会做,我更不会了。
You can't do such a difficult math problem, how can I?
- 6
adv.(used to express the unexpectedness)
下这么大的雨,没想到你还真准时到了。
I didn't expect you'd arrive on time as it's raining so hard.
Word usage
- Note"又" is different from "还". "还" indicates an action that has not taken place, and "又" mainly indicates an action that has occurred.
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