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Wayne Cheah
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For practical purposes, there are interchangeable.

However, for certain specific situations, one may be preferred, only preferred, not mandatory over the other.

还没 is used when it is a bare, neutral statement / comment on someone not asleep yet.

还不 is used when it is questioning / accusative of why someone is not asleep yet when ought to be.

So, you have:-

很晚了,你还没睡

明天去上学你还不睡

However, no one will say you are absolutely wrong if used interchangeably.

Wayne Cheah
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