Moderating positive adjectives with "hai"

Nível: HSK 2 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

Whenever you want to imply that something is "good," but also kind of "meh," you can use 还 (hái) in front of the "good" adjective. Subj. + 还 + 好 / 可以 / 行 / 不错 In this pattern, 好 (hǎo), 可以 (kěyǐ), 行 (xíng), and 不错 (bùcuò) combined with 还 ()hái can all be taken to mean "pretty good" or "all right" or "decent" (but also kind of meh... not great). As in English, intonation and facial expressions help convey the meaning. If expectations were already low to begin with, 还可以 (hái kěyǐ) can have the sense of "pretty darn good;" it all depends on context and tone of voice.

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 我还好。 (wǒ huán hǎo 。): "I'm okay."
• 爸爸做的菜还可以。 (bàbà zuò de cài huán kěyǐ 。): "Dad's cooking is ok."
• 我们老板还不错。 (wǒmen lǎobǎn huán bùcuò 。): "Our boss is not bad."
• 这家店还行，不太贵。 (zhè jiā diàn huán xíng，bùtài gùi 。): "This shop is OK, not too expensive."

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