How to Say ‘I think still...’ in Simplified Chinese
我看还是…
wǒ kàn hái shì
[waw kahn high-shrr]
💬 Usage Tip: [我看] at the start frames what follows as your opinion: [我看还是…] = "I think it'd be better to…". [还是] here is the "better to / might as well" idea, not just "still."
Phrase Breakdown
我看
wǒ kàn
I think; in my opinion
Used before making a suggestion or giving a personal opinion.
我看还是这样吧。
I think it’s better to do it this way.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
A pronoun for the speaker; here it starts an opinion phrase.
“我”放在“我看还是…”前面，表示这是我的建议。
“我” placed at the start of “我看还是…” shows this is my suggestion.
看
kàn
[kahn]
to look; to think
In this pattern, it means “to think” or “to feel” rather than literal seeing.
“看”在“我看还是…”里表示判断。
“看” in “我看还是…” expresses a judgment.
还是
hái shì
[high-shrr]
had better; still
Here it usually introduces a recommendation, like “it would be better to…”
“还是”在“我看还是…”里常常表示比较好的选择。
“还是” in “我看还是…” often indicates the better choice.
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