hái

Usages of hái

她tā 还hái 想xiǎng 买mǎi 那nà 本běn 书shū。tā hái xiǎng mǎi nà běn shū.
She still wants to buy that book.
我wǒ 还hái 想xiǎng 听tīng 你nǐ 说shuō 你nǐ 的de 名字míngzi。wǒ hái xiǎng tīng nǐ shuō nǐ de míngzi.
I still want to hear you say your name.
你nǐ 为什么wèishénme 还hái 在zài 公司gōngsī?nǐ wèishénme hái zài gōngsī?
Why are you still at the company?
我们wǒmen 慢慢mànmàn 地de 走zǒu, 我wǒ 还hái 要yào 看kàn 一下yíxià。wǒmen mànmàn de zǒu, wǒ hái yào kàn yíxià.
Let’s walk slowly; I still want to take a look.
你nǐ 先xiān 休息xiūxi 一会儿yíhuìr, 我们wǒmen 还hái 有yǒu 一些yìxiē 时间shíjiān, 然后ránhòu 我们wǒmen 继续jìxù 学习xuéxí。nǐ xiān xiūxi yíhuìr, wǒmen hái yǒu yìxiē shíjiān, ránhòu wǒmen jìxù xuéxí.
Rest for a while first; we still have some time, then we’ll continue studying.
我Wǒ 哥哥gēge 已经yǐjīng 工作gōngzuò 了le, 妹妹mèimei 还hái 在zài 学校xuéxiào 学习xuéxí。Wǒ gēge yǐjīng gōngzuò le, mèimei hái zài xuéxiào xuéxí.
My older brother is already working; my younger sister is still studying at school.
我Wǒ 还hái 不bú 太tài 习惯xíguàn 这么zhème 早zǎo 起床qǐchuáng。Wǒ hái bú tài xíguàn zhème zǎo qǐchuáng.
I’m still not quite used to getting up this early.
她tā 和hé 室友shìyǒu 在zài 图书馆túshūguǎn 复习fùxí 了le 三sān 个gè 小时xiǎoshí 了le, 还hái 不bù 想xiǎng 回huí 家jiā。tā hé shìyǒu zài túshūguǎn fùxí le sān gè xiǎoshí le, hái bù xiǎng huí jiā.
She and her roommate have been reviewing in the library for three hours and still don’t want to go home.
她tā 说shuō 自己zìjǐ 已经yǐjīng 吃chī 饱bǎo 了le, 可是kěshì 还hái 想xiǎng 喝hē 一点儿yìdiǎnr 水shuǐ。tā shuō zìjǐ yǐjīng chī bǎo le, kěshì hái xiǎng hē yìdiǎnr shuǐ.
She said she was already full, but still wanted to drink a little water.
这zhè 家jiā 饭店fàndiàn 的de 菜cài 太tài 好吃hǎochī 了le, 我wǒ 已经yǐjīng 很hěn 饱bǎo 了le, 但是dànshì 我wǒ 还hái 想xiǎng 继续jìxù 吃下去chīxiàqù。zhè jiā fàndiàn de cài tài hǎochī le, wǒ yǐjīng hěn bǎo le, dànshì wǒ hái xiǎng jìxù chīxiàqù.
The dishes in this restaurant are so delicious; I’m already very full, but I still want to keep eating.
为了Wèile 出国chūguó, 她tā 正在zhèngzài 申请shēnqǐng 签证qiānzhèng, 还hái 要yào 填tián 很多hěn duō 表格biǎogé。Wèile chūguó, tā zhèngzài shēnqǐng qiānzhèng, hái yào tián hěn duō biǎogé.
In order to go abroad, she is applying for a visa and still has to fill out many forms.
她tā 昨天zuótiān 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 感冒gǎnmào, 今天jīntiān 还hái 在zài 咳嗽késou。tā zuótiān yǒudiǎnr gǎnmào, jīntiān hái zài késou.
She had a bit of a cold yesterday, and she is still coughing today.
她tā 虽然suīrán 还hái 不bú 太tài 舒服shūfu, 不过búguò 已经yǐjīng 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 好转hǎozhuǎn 了le。tā suīrán hái bú tài shūfu, búguò yǐjīng yǒudiǎnr hǎozhuǎn le.
Although she still doesn’t feel very well, she has already gotten a little better.
要是yàoshi 明天míngtiān 还hái 不bù 好hǎo, 她tā 就jiù 得děi 再zài 预约yùyuē 医生yīshēng。yàoshi míngtiān hái bù hǎo, tā jiù děi zài yùyuē yīshēng.
If she still isn’t better tomorrow, she will have to make another doctor’s appointment.
她Tā 说shuō 快递kuàidì 已经yǐjīng 送到sòngdào 楼下lóuxià 了le, 但是dànshì 我wǒ 还hái 没méi 收到shōudào 那个nàge 包裹bāoguǒ。Tā shuō kuàidì yǐjīng sòngdào lóuxià le, dànshì wǒ hái méi shōudào nàge bāoguǒ.
She said the delivery had already been brought downstairs, but I still haven't received that package.
要不是yàobúshì 她tā 出门chūmén 前qián 又yòu 看kàn 了le 一下yíxià 门mén 有没有yǒuméiyǒu 锁suǒ 好hǎo, 我wǒ 可能kěnéng 现在xiànzài 还hái 在zài 担心dānxīn。yàobúshì tā chūmén qián yòu kàn le yíxià mén yǒuméiyǒu suǒ hǎo, wǒ kěnéng xiànzài hái zài dānxīn.
If it weren’t for her checking again before going out whether the door was locked, I’d probably still be worried now.
这个zhège 纸箱zhǐxiāng 还hái 很hěn 完好wánhǎo。zhège zhǐxiāng hái hěn wánhǎo.
This cardboard box is still in good condition.
趁chèn 旧物jiùwù 还hái 在zài 这里zhèlǐ, 先xiān 消毒xiāodú 吧ba。chèn jiùwù hái zài zhèlǐ, xiān xiāodú ba.
While the used household items are still here, disinfect them first.
趁chèn 志愿者zhìyuànzhě 还hái 在zài 社区shèqū, 一起yìqǐ 搬运bānyùn 纸箱zhǐxiāng 吧ba。chèn zhìyuànzhě hái zài shèqū, yìqǐ bānyùn zhǐxiāng ba.
While the volunteers are still in the community, transport the cardboard boxes together.
要不是yàobúshì 面试官miànshìguān 告诉gàosu 我wǒ, 我wǒ 还hái 不bù 知道zhīdào 有yǒu 试用期shìyòngqī。yàobúshì miànshìguān gàosu wǒ, wǒ hái bù zhīdào yǒu shìyòngqī.
If the interviewer had not told me, I still would not know there was a probation period.
这个zhège 机会jīhuì 还hái 存在cúnzài。zhège jīhuì hái cúnzài.
This opportunity still exists.
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