还
Pattern
Subject + 还 + predicate
Key words
Core idea
还 means that a situation continues, or that something is added to what was already mentioned.
It usually appears before the verb phrase, adjective phrase, or location predicate it comments on.
Two common uses
Use 还 for “still” when a state has not changed yet.
Use it for “also” when you add another action, item, or fact. Context tells you which reading is intended.
Word order note
还 is an adverb, so it does its work before the predicate. It does not move to the end of the sentence like English “still” sometimes can.
Examples
他还在学校。
Tā hái zài xuéxiào.
He is still at school.
我还想喝一杯茶。
Wǒ hái xiǎng hē yì bēi chá.
I still want to drink a cup of tea.
除了中文，她还学日文。
Chúle Zhōngwén, tā hái xué Rìwén.
Besides Chinese, she also studies Japanese.
Common mistakes
Avoid
他在还学校。
Use
他还在学校。
还 usually comes before the verb phrase or location predicate it modifies.