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How to Say ‘Still no hot water?’ in Simplified Chinese

还是没有热水吗？

hái shì méi yǒu rè shuǐ ma

[háishì méiyǒu rèshuǐ ma]

💬 Usage Tip: 还是 (hái shi) here means "still": things are the same despite what you tried. Be careful, because in a question with two choices the same word means "or".

Phrase Breakdown

还是没有

hái shì méi yǒu

still don't have

还是 (still) + 没有 (don't have). 'Hái' rises and 'méi' rises.

Example

他还是没有来。

He still hasn't come.

Words in this phrase

还是

hái shì

[háishì]

still

Indicates that a situation remains the same.

Example

吃了药，他还是不舒服。

He took medicine but still feels unwell.

没有

méi yǒu

[méiyǒu]

there is not; do not have

Negative of 有, saying something does not exist or is not possessed.

Example

今天没有空位了。

There are no free seats today.

热水吗？

rè shuǐ ma

hot water?

热水 (hot water) + 吗 (question particle). Raise your voice slightly at the end.

Example

有热水吗？

Is there hot water?

Words in this phrase

热水

rè shuǐ

[rèshuǐ]

hot water

Boiled or warm water, commonly drunk with meals in China.

Example

我想喝一杯热水。

I'd like to drink a cup of hot water.

吗

[ma]

question particle

A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.

Example

你是第一次来吗？这里的“吗”表示提问。

Is this your first time here? Here, 吗 marks a question.

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