{"id":3287,"date":"2019-11-09T22:44:41","date_gmt":"2019-11-09T22:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-grammar\/chinese-grammar-quot-had-better-quot-with-huan-shi-quot-haishi-quot\/"},"modified":"2019-11-09T22:44:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-09T22:44:41","slug":"chinese-grammar-quot-had-better-quot-with-huan-shi-quot-haishi-quot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/chinese-grammar-quot-had-better-quot-with-huan-shi-quot-haishi-quot\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese grammar:"Had better" with \u8fd8\u662f"haishi""},"content":{"rendered":"
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One of the ways to use \u8fd8\u662f (háishì) is to have it mean "you had better," similar to how in English we may say "I think you had better start on your homework." in Chinese grammar.<\/p>\n

Structure<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u8fd8\u662f as an adverb can express "had better" or "it would be better to". The idea is that the speaker has given the matter some thought, and after co<\/em>nsidering it, has finally come to a decision. The announcement of this decision will frequently include \u8fd8\u662f, and it usually comes before a verb or a subject.
subject+\u8fd8\u662f+action+\uff08\u5427\uff09<\/p>\n

\u5427 is often placed after this structure, as it’s a suggestion.<\/p>\n

Examples<\/strong><\/p>\n

N\u01d0 bú huì, háishì w\u01d2 zuò b\u0251.
\u4f60 \u4e0d \u4f1a\uff0c \u8fd8\u662f \u6211 \u505a \u5427\u3002<\/div>\n
You can’t, I had better do it. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n