HSK 2 · VERSION 2.0#16
Moderating Positive Adjectives with “hái”
还
How it works
还 can soften a positive adjective and mean “fairly,” “quite,” or “not bad.”
The pattern
Subject + 还 + Adjective
Example sentences
这家饭店还不错。
This restaurant is quite good.
他的汉语还可以。
His Chinese is fairly good.
今天天气还好。
The weather is quite good today.
Usage note
This 还 does not mean “still.” It means the degree is acceptable or fairly good.