仍 réng still
still; yet
How to remember 仍: 亻 person + 乃 then = still. The tired person at the bus stop sighs, checks the time, then sighs again, because after an hour he is still waiting for the bus.
Component breakdown
仍 = 亻 person + 乃 then
- 亻 person
- 乃 then
The tired person at the bus stop sighs, checks the time, then sighs again, because after an hour he is still waiting for the bus.
How it is used
- Still / yet, formal - 仍然 (réngrán) still, 仍旧 (réngjiù) as before.
- More written than 还 (hái); 仍然 signals a state persisting despite change: 情况仍然严重 (qíngkuàng réngrán yánzhòng) the situation is still serious.
- Rarely used bare in speech; it appears through 仍然/仍旧.
Words with 仍
Example sentences
- 这个村子的生活条件仍然很原始。 Zhège cūnzi de shēnghuó tiáojiàn réngrán hěn yuánshǐ.The living conditions in this village are still very primitive.