仍然

• 拼音: réng rán
• 汉字拆解: 仍 = 亻(person) + 乃 (phonetic), to continue; 然 = 月 (flesh) + 犬 (dog) + 灬 (fire), originally meaning to burn, later used as a grammatical suffix meaning so/thus

含义

Still; yet; as before. Indicates that a situation continues unchanged despite expectations or circumstances.

The standard word for still in both spoken and written Chinese. More natural in conversation than 仍 alone. Often used with 虽然...但是 (although...but) to express contrast — something persists despite an opposing condition. Interchangeable with 还是 in many contexts but slightly more emphatic and formal.

例句

1. 虽然很累，他仍然坚持每天跑步。
2. 天气预报说会晴天，但仍然在下雨。
3. 她搬家以后仍然住在这个城市。

用法指南

语境: contrast, persistence, everyday speech, writing

语气: emphatic

正确说法

• 这么多年过去了，他仍然记得我。(After so many years, he still remembers me.)
• 吃了药以后，我仍然觉得不舒服。(After taking medicine, I still don't feel well.)

错误说法

• 明天仍然星期三。(Don't use 仍然 for unchanging facts like days of the week — it implies persistence against expectations. Say 明天是星期三.)

起源与历史

仍 means still or to continue; 然 means so or like that (a suffix that makes the adverb more complete). Together they reinforce the meaning of continuing unchanged.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal