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Tag: had better

had better in Chinese háishì

Had Better To – 還是 háishì… 吧 ba

Posted on January 20, 2025March 17, 2025 by tiffany

Grammar Point:One of the ways to express ‘had better’ in Chinese is 還是还是 háishì…吧 ba. 還是还是háishì as an adverb can express ‘still’, ‘yet’, and ‘or’, it can also express a preference for an alternative. 吧 ba is often placed in the end, as it’s a suggestion. Structure S + 還还是 + Suggestion + 吧 你nǐ還是háishì換huàn個ge男朋友nánpéngyǒu吧ba! 你nǐ还是háishì换huàn个ge男朋友nánpéngyou吧ba! You’d better…

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Had Better with zuihao

Posted on October 30, 2022May 19, 2023 by tiffany

Grammar Point:One way to express ‘had better’ in Chinese is 最好 zuìhǎo. While 最好 zuìhǎo can function as an adjective meaning ‘best’, it can also be used as an adverb to express ‘had better’ or ‘it would be best’. It’s often utilized when giving advice to someone or politely making demands. Structure S + 最好…

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had better in Chinese háishì

Had Better with 还是 háishì

Posted on October 27, 2022January 20, 2025 by tiffany

Grammar Point:One of the ways to express ‘had better’ in Chinese is 還是还是 háishì…吧 ba. 還是还是 háishì as an adverb can express ‘still’, ‘yet’, and ‘or’, it can also express a preference for an alternative. 吧 ba is often placed in the end, as it’s a suggestion. Structure S + 還还是 háishì + Suggestion + 吧 ba 你nǐ還是háishì換huàn個ge男朋友nánpéngyǒu吧ba!…

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