还是 (還是) háishì

  1. háishì adverb still; nevertheless
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: In the sense of 仍然 (CC-CEDICT '還是'; Guoyu '還是' 1; Sun 2006, loc. 2061)
  2. háishì adverb had better
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: Expressing a preference (CC-CEDICT '還是'; Guoyu '還是' 3)
  3. háishì conjunction or
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: 还是 is used in a question to indicate a choice or in a declaritive sentence to indicate uncertainty between two alternatives (CC-CEDICT '還是').
  4. háishì conjunction or
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: In the sense of 或者 (Guoyu '還是' 2; Sun 2006, loc. 1892)

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  • Scroll 3 Er Di Yi 二諦義 — count: 18
  • Scroll 5 The Great Calming and Contemplation (Mohe Zhi Guan) 摩訶止觀 — count: 9 , has English translation
  • Scroll 2 Weimo Yi Ji 維摩義記 — count: 7
  • Scroll 2 Er Di Yi 二諦義 — count: 7
  • Scroll 3 Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi 妙法蓮華經玄義 — count: 7 , has English translation
  • Scroll 1 Treatise on the Mystery of the Mahayana 大乘玄論 — count: 6
  • Scroll 1 Er Di Yi 二諦義 — count: 6
  • Scroll 1 Quotations from Linji Chan Master Hui Zhao from Zhenzhou 鎮州臨濟慧照禪師語錄 — count: 6 , has English translation
  • Scroll 1 Da Shamen Bai Yi Jiemo Fa 大沙門百一羯磨法 — count: 5
  • Scroll 2 Shengman Bao Ku 勝鬘寶窟 — count: 5