Expressing "had better" with “还是 (háishì)”

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Expressing "had better" with “还是 (háishì)” - HSK 4 Grammar

还是 (háishì) can mean "you had better" in comparing two options.

What is the speaker saying? - “你还是明天去吧，今天太晚了。nǐ háishi míngtiān qù ba, jīntiān tài wǎn le.” *

2 points

"You'd better go tomorrow. It is late now."

"You should have gone today. Tomorrow would be too late."

"You'd better go today. Tomorrow would be too late."

"You'd better go right now. It would be too late to go tomorrow."

How do you say "We'd better give her a phone call" in Chinese? *

2 points

我们更好给她打个电话吧。wǒmen gènghǎo gěi tā dǎ gè diànhuà ba.

我们有更好给她打个电话吧。wǒmen yǒu gènghǎo gěi tā dǎ gè diànhuà ba.

我们还是给她打个电话吧。wǒmen háishi gěi tā dǎ gè diànhuà ba.

我们可以给她打个电话吧。wǒmen kěyǐ gěi tā dǎ gè diànhuà ba.

Which sentence does not make sense? *

2 points

快迟到了，我们还是打车吧。kuài chídào le, wǒmen háishi dǎchē ba.

快迟到了，我们还是走快点吧。kuài chídào le, wǒmen háishi zǒu kuàidiǎn ba.

快迟到了，我们还是慢点走吧。kuài chídào le, wǒmen háishi màn diǎn zǒu ba.

快迟到了，我们还是别休息了。kuài chídào le, wǒmen háishi bié xiūxi le.

Which sentence is NOT grammatically correct? *

2 points

太贵了，还是别买了。tàiguì le, háishi bié mǎi le.

太贵了，还是别买这个了吧。tàiguì le, háishi bié mǎi zhège le ba.

太贵了，还是算了吧。tàiguì le, háishi suànle ba.

太贵了，还是买。tàiguì le, háishi mǎi.

Which sentence is in the right order? *

2 points

他想自己待着，别打扰他还是了。tā xiǎng zìjǐ dài zhe, bié dǎrǎo tā háishi le.

他想自己待着，别还是打扰他了。tā xiǎng zìjǐ dài zhe, bié háishi dǎrǎo tā le.

他想自己待着，别打扰他了还是。tā xiǎng zìjǐ dài zhe, bié dǎrǎo tā le háishi.

他想自己待着，还是别打扰他了。tā xiǎng zìjǐ dài zhe, háishi bié dǎrǎo tā le.

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