仍然réng ránstill; as before; yet
仍然 (réng rán) means "still," "as before," or "yet." It is an adverb that goes before a verb or adjective to say a situation has not changed, as in 他仍然住在这里 for he still lives here. It can follow a change in time, as in 十年以后他仍然很年轻.
What does 仍然 mean?
- 1.
still; as before; yetadverb
What do the characters in 仍然 mean?
- 仍still; yet
- 然so; thus
How do you use 仍然?
仍然 goes before the verb or adjective and is a little more formal than 还, so it often appears in writing.
Patterns
仍然 + Verb
下雨了,他仍然去跑步。
Xià yǔ le, tā réngrán qù pǎobù.
It started raining, but he still goes running.
可是 + 仍然 + Verb/Adjective
我吃了药,可是仍然觉得不舒服。
Wǒ chī le yào, kěshì réngrán juéde bù shūfu.
I took the medicine, but I still don't feel well.
What are some examples of 仍然 in a sentence?
下雨了,他仍然去跑步。
Xià yǔ le, tā réngrán qù pǎobù.
It started raining, but he still goes running.
十年过去了,她仍然住在这里。
Shí nián guòqù le, tā réngrán zhù zài zhèlǐ.
Ten years have passed, and she still lives here.
我吃了药,可是仍然觉得不舒服。
Wǒ chī le yào, kěshì réngrán juéde bù shūfu.
I took the medicine, but I still don't feel well.
How is 仍然 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你还记得我们的小学老师吗?
Nǐ hái jìde wǒmen de xiǎoxué lǎoshī ma?
Do you still remember our primary school teacher?
- Speaker B:
记得,上个月我在学校门口看见她了。
Jìde, shàng gè yuè wǒ zài xuéxiào ménkǒu kànjiàn tā le.
I do. I saw her at the school gate last month.
- Speaker A:
她现在还在那个学校工作吗?
Tā xiànzài hái zài nàge xuéxiào gōngzuò ma?
Does she still work at that school now?
- Speaker B:
对,她仍然在那儿教数学。
Duì, tā réngrán zài nàr jiāo shùxué.
Yes, she still teaches math there.
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- 然后rán hòuthen; after that; afterwardsHSK 3
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.