还是 (háishì) – or (used in questions)

The sentence in Chinese is:

西红柿 是 蔬菜 还是 水果？

Xīhóngshì shì shūcài háishì shuǐguǒ?

👉 "Is a tomato a vegetable or a fruit?"

Let’s break it down:

西红柿 (xīhóngshì) – tomato

是 (shì) – is

蔬菜 (shūcài) – vegetable

还是 (háishì) – or (used in questions)

水果 (shuǐguǒ) – fruit

This is a great example of a basic question structure in Chinese: [Subject] 是 [Option A] 还是 [Option B]？

→ “[Subject] is [Option A] or [Option B]?”

✅ It’s a fun and useful structure to practice!