Chinese word

仍然

Pronunciation

Pinyinréng rán

Meaning

  • adverbstill

Example

他仍然在睡觉。tā réng rán zài shuì jiào

He is still sleeping.

Illustration for 仍然 (still)

More examples

他仍然觉得这个问题难。tā réng rán jué de zhè ge wèn tí nán

He still feels that this problem is difficult.

Core concept

An earlier state stays in place as time moves forward.

Common phrases

  • 仍然觉得réng rán jué de

    still feel

  • 仍然需要réng rán xū yào

    still need

  • 仍然努力réng rán nǔ lì

    still work hard

Similar words

还hái: Still doing something or staying in a state that began earlier, in a natural everyday way.
还是hái shì: Still the same as before, describing an unchanged situation or result in casual speech.
依然yī rán: Continuing unchanged from before, with a formal tone often found in writing.

Definition in Chinese

表示某种情况或动作从过去到现在仍旧保持不变，强调状态的持续性。biǎo shì móu zhǒng qíng kuàng huò dòng zuò cóng guò qù dào xiàn zài réng jiù bǎo chí bú biàn qiáng diào zhuàng tài de chí xù xìng

Word origin

仍 (réng, "remain") joined with 然 (rán, "so") creates the idea of remaining that way, which explains its use for continuing situations.

Usage tips

  • In everyday speech, the shorter word for "still" is often more natural, while réngrán sounds more formal and appears often in writing.

Other meanings

  • as beforeadverb

Opposites

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