Chinese word

仍旧

Pronunciation

Pinyinréng jiù

Meaning

  • adverbstill

Example

他仍旧不来。tā réng jiù bù lái

He still isn't coming.

Illustration for 仍旧 (still)

More examples

这个问题仍旧存在。zhè ge wèn tí réng jiù cún zài

This problem still exists.

Core concept

A previous state remains in place, with no change from then to now.

Common phrases

  • 仍旧存在réng jiù cún zài

    still exist

  • 仍旧不变réng jiù bú biàn

    remain unchanged

  • 仍旧保持réng jiù bǎo chí

    still maintain

Similar words

还hái: Still continuing or still being true at the present time.
仍然réng rán: Still unchanged as time passes from an earlier situation.
依然yī rán: Still in the state that existed earlier.
依旧yī jiù: Just as before, with the former situation still in place.

Definition in Chinese

用于表示某种状态或情况依然保持不变，动作或结果仍像之前那样。yòng yú biǎo shì móu zhǒng zhuàng tài huò qíng kuàng yī rán bǎo chí bú biàn dòng zuò huò jié guǒ réng xiàng zhī qián nà yàng

Word origin

仍 (réng, "remain") + 旧 (jiù, "former") links continued existence with an earlier state.

Usage tips

  • English often shows this time link through a tense or a phrase such as "up to now," while Chinese makes the earlier state explicit with the adverb.

Other meanings

  • as everadverb
  • as beforeadverb

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