也 and 还
也 and 还 serve as adverbs and connectives for adjectives and verbs.
也
也 as an adverb
The adverb 也 
indicates a simultaneous action done by different people.
In a sentence, 也 is placed before the predicate.
indicates a simultaneous action done by different people.
In a sentence, 也 is placed before the predicate.Scheme
subject
也
predicate
Examples
我爸爸是医生，我妈妈也是医生
My father is a doctor, and my mother is a doctor too
wǒ bàba shì yīshēng, wǒ māma yě shì yīshēng
他们去电影院，我也去电影院
They're going to the cinema, and I'm also going to the cinema
tāmen qù diànyǐngyuàn, wǒ yě qù diànyǐngyuàn
If there are other adverbs in a sentence, 也 is placed before them.
Examples
我也很忙
I'm busy too
wǒ yě hěn máng
In a negative sentence, 也 is placed before negative adverbs.
Examples
我不去睡觉，我妹妹也不去
I'm not going to bed, and neither is my little sister
wǒ bú qù shuìjiào, wǒ mèimei yě bú qù
学生也没有那本书
The students also don't have that book
xuésheng yě méi yǒu nà běn shū
也 as a connective
The connective 也 links adjectives and verbs.
Pay attention
The connective 和 with verb or adjective is only used colloquially.
with verb or adjective is only used colloquially.Examples
他很聪明也很帅
He is very smart and handsome
tā hěn cōngmíng yě hěn shuài
我喜欢看书，也喜欢听音乐
I like reading books and listening to music
wǒ xǐhuan kàn shū, yě xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè
The structure (也)…也…
The structure (也)…也… is used when comparing two or more actions or items to show that they are equal.
Pay attention
In this structure, the object is placed at the beginning of the sentence.
Examples
游泳我喜欢，看书我也喜欢
I like both swimming and reading books
yóuyǒng wǒ xǐhuan, kànshū wǒ yě xǐhuan
饭你吃也好，不吃也好，我无所谓
I don't care if you eat or not
fàn nǐ chī yě hǎo, bù chī yě hǎo, wǒ wúsuǒwèi
还
还 as an adverb
The adverb 还 is used to indicate "still", "yet".
is used to indicate "still", "yet".还 is often placed before the following words:
好
行
可以
不错
to indicate "not bad", "well", "good enough".
行
可以
不错
to indicate "not bad", "well", "good enough".Examples
这条裙子看起来还不错
This skirt looks good
zhè tiáo qúnzi kànqǐlái hái búcuò
味道还可以
The taste is not bad
wèidao hái kěyǐ
我感觉还行
I feel good
wǒ gǎnjué hái xíng
还 as a connective
The connective 还 means "in addition", "besides", links adjectives and verbs.
Pay attention
The connectives 也 and 还 are used in the same way.
Examples
我会说英语，还会说汉语
I speak English and Chinese
wǒ huì shuō yīngyǔ, hái huì shuō hànyǔ
爸爸有一辆车，还有一辆自行车
Dad has a car and a bicycle
bàba yǒu yí liàng chē, hái yǒu yí liàng zìxíngchē