AdverbsHSK 4

Expressing "still" or "as before" with 仍然

仍然 is an adverb meaning "still" or "as before," used to show that a situation has not changed.

It is a slightly more formal or emphatic alternative to 还, often used in written Chinese or formal speech.

Structure

Subj. + 仍然 + Verb/Adj.

Used before a verb or adjective to indicate an unchanged state.

Subj. + 仍然 + 是 + Noun

Commonly followed by 是 to emphasize that something remains the same.

他虽然很累，但是仍然坚持工作。
Tā suī rán hěn lèi, dàn shì réng rán jiān chí gōng zuò.
Although he was very tired, he still kept working.
十年过去了，她仍然住在那个小镇。
Shí nián guò qù le, tā réng rán zhù zài nà ge xiǎo zhèn.
Ten years have passed, and she still lives in that small town.
这个问题仍然没有得到解决。
Zhè ge wèn tí réng rán méi yǒu dé dào jiě jué.
This problem has still not been resolved.
尽管下着大雨，比赛仍然照常进行。
Jǐn guǎn xià zhe dà yǔ, bǐ sài réng rán zhào cháng jìn xíng.
Even though it was raining heavily, the match still went ahead as planned.
他失败了多次，但仍然没有放弃。
Tā shī bài le duō cì, dàn réng rán méi yǒu fàng qì.
He failed many times, but he still did not give up.