AdverbsHSK 4
Expressing "still" with 仍
仍 is a formal adverb meaning "still" or "yet," used in written Chinese to show a situation or action has not changed.
It usually appears before a verb or adjective to indicate that a state continues, and is more common in writing than in casual speech.
Structure
Subj. + 仍 + Verb / Adj.
仍 is placed before the verb or adjective to show the situation has not changed.
Examples
- 他毕业以后，仍住在这个城市。Tā bì yè yǐ hòu, réng zhù zài zhè ge chéng shì.After graduating, he still lives in this city.
- 问题仍未解决，我们得继续努力。Wèn tí réng wèi jiě jué, wǒ men dé jì xù nǔ lì.The problem has still not been solved; we have to keep trying.
- 虽然下了雨，球场里的人仍旧很多。Suī rán xià le yǔ, qiú chǎng lǐ de rén réng jiù hěn duō.Although it rained, there were still a lot of people at the stadium.
- 十年过去了，她仍记得那个夏天的故事。Shí nián guò qù le, tā réng jì de nà ge xià tiān de gù shi.Ten years have passed, but she still remembers the story of that summer.
- 这条河的水仍很清澈。Zhè tiáo hé de shuǐ réng hěn qīng chè.The water of this river is still very clear.