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语气副词"还"(1)

HSK 2Lesson 5
The Modal Adverb "还" (1)
解释Explanation

"还+形容词"表示勉强过得去,意思是还可以、还行。

"还 + adjective" means "passable" or "acceptable" — barely OK, but tolerable.

例句Examples
  • A: 你身体怎么样? B: 还好。
    Nǐ shēntǐ zěnmeyàng? Hái hǎo.
    How's your health? — Not bad.
  • A: 这件衣服大吗? B: 还行,不太大。
    Zhè jiàn yīfu dà ma? Hái xíng, bú tài dà.
    Is this garment too big? — It's OK, not too big.
  • A: 昨天的考试怎么样? B: 我觉得听和说还可以,读和写不好。
    Zuótiān de kǎoshì zěnmeyàng? Wǒ juéde tīng hé shuō hái kěyǐ, dú hé xiě bù hǎo.
    How was yesterday's test? — Listening and speaking were OK, but reading and writing weren't great.
练习Practice

Tap chips to arrange them into a correct sentence. Translation: How's your health? — Not bad.

Arrange the sentence0/4
(all chips placed — tap one in the answer to take it back)