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    Expressing 'still' with 仍 (réng)

    Aspect & Tense
    Emphasis

    Structure

    Subject + 仍 + Verb Phrase

    Explanation

    仍 (réng) means "still" or "yet" and indicates that a situation continues unchanged despite expectations or circumstances. It is more formal than 还 and is common in written Chinese and news reports. For example, 活动仍举行 means "The event is still being held."

    Examples

    • 虽然下着大雨，比赛仍在继续。

      suīrán xià zhe dà yǔ, bǐsài réng zài jìxù.

      Although it was raining heavily, the game continued.

    • 过了这么多年，他仍记得小时候的事情。

      guò le zhème duō nián, tā réng jìde xiǎoshíhou de shìqing.

      After so many years, he still remembers things from his childhood.

    • 问题仍未得到解决，大家都很担心。

      wèntí réng wèi dédào jiějué, dàjiā dōu hěn dānxīn.

      The problem still hasn't been resolved, and everyone is worried.

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