HSK 5 · VERSION 2.0#6
Advanced Uses of “hái”
还……呢
How it works
At HSK5 level, 还……呢 (hái...ne) often shows that a situation continues and is still true at the moment of speaking. It can also add emotional color such as:
surprise
complaint
emphasis
contrast between expectation and reality
The pattern
Subject + 还 (hái) + Predicate + 呢 (ne)
Example sentences
都这么晚了，他还在办公室工作呢。
It is already so late, and he is still working in the office.
别着急，时间还早呢。
Don’t worry, it is still early.
你说他不在，可他刚才还跟我聊天呢。
You said he wasn’t here, but he was just chatting with me a moment ago.
Key point
Compared with plain 还 (hái), 还……呢 (hái...ne) sounds more vivid and more spoken. It often reflects the speaker’s attitude.