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How to write 还

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还 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.

还 in a sentence

• 他tā还hái在zài睡shuì觉jué。

  He is still sleeping.

• 我wǒ还hái在zài学xué习xí中zhōng文wén。

  I am still learning Chinese.

• 雨yǔ还hái在zài下xià。

  It is still raining.

还 vs 再 vs 又

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 再 zài again

  还 = continuing 'still' — 还在学 'still learning'; 再 = 'one more time' — 再来 'come again'.

• 又 yòu again (past)

  又 = 'again' for something already done — 他又迟到了 'he was late again'. 还 = 'still/also'.