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AdverbsHSK 4

Continuation with 还

Use 还在 before a verb phrase to indicate that an action is still in progress. This pattern combines 还 (still) with the ongoing action marker 在, emphasizing that something hasn't stopped.

Structure

Subj. + 还在 + Verb Phrase

Examples

  • 这件事情我还在考虑。
    Zhè jiàn shìqing wǒ hái zài kǎolǜ.
    I am still thinking over this matter.
  • 已经中午了，他还在睡？
    Yǐjīng zhōngwǔ le, tā hái zài shuì?
    It's already noon and he's still sleeping?
  • 她还在生气吗？
    Tā hái zài shēngqì ma?
    Is she still mad?
  • 你怎么还在用那个旧手机？
    Nǐ zěnme hái zài yòng nàge jiù shǒujī?
    How come you're still using that old cell phone?
  • 你还在玩游戏？明天不是有考试吗？
    Nǐ hái zài wán yóuxì? Míngtiān bù shì yǒu kǎoshì ma?
    You're still playing video games? Don't you have an exam tomorrow?

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