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How to Say ‘Still’ in Simplified Chinese

还

hái

[hai]

💬 Usage Tip: In [还不错], [还] often means "fairly" or "pretty," not literally "still." You'll hear the same soft, modest tone in [还可以] "it's okay / pretty good."

Phrase Breakdown

还

hái

[hai]

still; also

indicates continuation or addition

Example

我今天还没吃饭。

I still haven't eaten today.

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