仍旧

• Pinyin: réng jiù
• Hanzi breakdown: 仍 = 亻(person) + 乃 (phonetic); 旧 = originally pictograph of an owl, now means 'old'

Meaning

Still; as before; to remain the same as previously.

An adverb indicating that a state or action continues unchanged from before. More literary than 还是 or 仍然, and often used in written Chinese or formal speech. Emphasizes continuity despite changed circumstances or expectations.

Examples

1. 虽然搬到了新城市，他的生活习惯仍旧没有改变。 Although he moved to a new city, his lifestyle habits remain unchanged.
2. 治疗了这么久，她的病情仍旧不见好转。 After such a long treatment, her condition still shows no improvement.
3. 时代在变，但他对老朋友的感情仍旧真挚。 Times are changing, but his feelings for old friends remain sincere.

Usage Guide

Context: written, literary, formal speech

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 事情过去了这么久，他仍旧记得清清楚楚。(So much time has passed, yet he still remembers it clearly.)
• 经济形势虽然好转，失业率仍旧居高不下。(Although the economic situation has improved, unemployment remains high.)

Don't Say

• 我仍旧在吃饭呢 — too formal for casual contexts; use 还在 instead in everyday speech

Origin & History

Compound of 仍 (still, yet) + 旧 (old, former), together reinforcing the idea of maintaining a previous state.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal