How to pronounce hai shi (还是) in Chinese
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还是
hái shi
Characters & meanings
surname Huan
to be; correct
Common mistake
Rising + neutral (2-0): climb on hái, then shi rides out light and toneless — a full shì here makes the "or" sound like emphatic 是 ("is").
Tone change in this word
是 reads neutral in 还是, unlike its full falling tone as the verb "to be".
Example sentence
你喝茶还是咖啡？
Nǐ hē chá háishi kāfēi?
Tea or coffee?
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