How to Say ‘I'm still learning.’ in Simplified Chinese
我还在学。
wǒ hái zài xué
[wo hái zài xué]
💬 Usage Tip: 在 (zài) before an action shows it's ongoing: 我在吃饭 "I'm eating". 还 (hái) adds "still".
🇨🇳 In China: This is the modest, expected reply to a compliment on your Chinese. Saying "thanks" alone can sound a bit boastful.
Phrase Breakdown
我还
wǒ hái
I still
我 (wǒ) means 'I'. 还 (hái) means 'still', and here it is pronounced hái with a rising tone, not huán.
我还没吃饭。
I still haven't eaten.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I
The speaker referring to themselves.
我明天有空。
I am free tomorrow.
还
hái
[hái]
still; yet
Adverb meaning something remains or continues to be the case.
今晚还有空桌吗？
Are there still free tables tonight?
在学。
zài xué
am learning
在 (zài) before a verb shows an ongoing action. 学 (xué) means 'to study or learn' and has a rising tone.
他在学开车。
He is learning to drive.
Words in this phrase
在学
zài xué
[zài xué]
to be learning
在 before a verb shows an ongoing action; 学 means to study.
他在学开车。
He is learning to drive.
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