Usage note
仍然表示还是、照样。
réng rán biǎo shì hái shì 、 zhào yàng。
Still means still or as before.
Context note
仍然常用于强调情况没有变化。
réng rán cháng yòng yú qiáng diào qíng kuàng méi yǒu biàn huà。
Still is often used to emphasize that a situation has not changed.
5 examples
他仍然在读书。
tā réng rán zài dú shū。
He is still studying.
天气仍然很冷。
tiān qì réng rán hěn lěng。
The weather is still very cold.
我仍然记得你。
wǒ réng rán jì de nǐ。
I still remember you.
她仍然很忙。
tā réng rán hěn máng。
She is still very busy.
大家仍然在等。
dà jiā réng rán zài děng。
Everyone is still waiting.
5 mini stories
虽然下雨了，我们仍然出门了。
suī rán xià yǔ le， wǒ men réng rán chū mén le。
Although it rained, we still went out.
他仍然坚持每天练习。
tā réng rán jiān chí měi tiān liàn xí。
He still insists on practicing every day.
她仍然没有放弃。
tā réng rán méi yǒu fàng qì。
She still has not given up.
这个地方仍然很安静。
zhè ge dì fāng réng rán hěn ān jìng。
This place is still very quiet.
我仍然相信努力有用。
wǒ réng rán xiāng xìn nǔ lì yǒu yòng。
I still believe hard work is useful.
Mini dialogue
下雨天
A
雨停了吗？
Yǔ tíng le ma?
Has the rain stopped?
B
没有，外面仍然在下雨。
Méiyǒu, wàimiàn réngrán zài xià yǔ.
No, it is still raining outside.
想念朋友
A
你搬家后还想念以前的朋友吗？
Nǐ bānjiā hòu hái xiǎngniàn yǐqián de péngyou ma?
Do you still miss your old friends after moving?
B
是的，我仍然很想他们。
Shì de, wǒ réngrán hěn xiǎng tāmen.
Yes, I still miss them very much.
Related words and contrasts
similar
还是
hái shì
still; all the same
Common in speech to show a situation hasn't changed.
similar
仍旧
réng jiù
still; as before
Very close in meaning to 仍然, slightly more formal.
similar
依旧
yī jiù
as before; still
Emphasizes that nothing has changed from the past.