仍然 / 依然 réngrán / yīrán

仍然 / 依然（réngrán / yīrán）means “still, as before (a situation continues unchanged; written/formal)”. 仍然 and 依然 are near-synonymous adverbs meaning a state persists as before, despite the passage of time or some intervening factor. Formation: 主语 + 仍然/依然 + 动词/形容词（情况持续未变，书面）

still, as before (a situation continues unchanged; written/formal)

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Formation

主语 + 仍然/依然 + 动词/形容词（情况持续未变，书面）

Explanation

仍然 and 依然 are near-synonymous adverbs meaning a state persists as before, despite the passage of time or some intervening factor. They are more formal/written than the everyday 还. Both go before the verb or adjective. 依然 leans slightly more literary. They often pair with 尽管/虽然 in the first clause.

Examples

这么多年过去了，他 仍然 坚持每天跑步。
zhème duō nián guòqu le, tā réngrán jiānchí měitiān pǎobù.
After all these years, he still insists on running every day.
尽管下着雨，广场上 依然 很热闹。
jǐnguǎn xiàzhe yǔ, guǎngchǎng shang yīrán hěn rènao.
Even though it was raining, the square was still lively.

Note

More written than 还; 依然 slightly more literary than 仍然.

FAQ

仍然 / 依然 — what does it mean and how is it used?

still, as before (a situation continues unchanged; written/formal). 仍然 and 依然 are near-synonymous adverbs meaning a state persists as before, despite the passage of time or some intervening factor. They are more formal/written than the everyday 还. Both go before the verb or adjective. 依然 leans slightly more literary. They often pair with 尽管/虽然 in the first clause.

仍然 / 依然 — how do you form it?

主语 + 仍然/依然 + 动词/形容词（情况持续未变，书面）

仍然 / 依然 — any usage notes?

More written than 还; 依然 slightly more literary than 仍然.

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