仍然 · 仍
still: nothing has changed, often in spite of something
Structure
主语 + 仍然／仍 + 动词／形容词
What it means
“Still”: things are as they were, often even though something happened that might have changed them.
How it is built
Subject + 仍然 + verb / adjective: 十年过去了，她仍然住在老地方 (Ten years on, she still lives in the same place). 仍 is the short written form: 仍不太好.
When to use it
Works like 还 but sounds a little more serious and is common in writing. In everyday talk most people just say 还.
Watch out
Like 还, it goes after the subject: ✗ 仍然他在工作 ✓ 他仍然在工作.
Examples
已经很晚了，他仍然在工作。
It’s very late, but he’s still working.
十年过去了，她仍然住在老地方。
Ten years have gone by, and she still lives in the same place.
虽然吃了药，但是我仍然不舒服。
I’ve taken the medicine, but I still don’t feel well.
Learn this in HSK 3 · Lesson 28: 写给一年以后的我 (A letter to myself)
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