仍然

réngrán
adverb HSK 4 #1,027

Meanings

  1. 1 still
  2. 2 as before
  3. 3 nevertheless

Examples

HSK 2
Guò le zhème duō nián, tā réngrán jìde tā.
After so many years, he still remembers her.
HSK 2
Tā réngrán shì wǒ zuì hǎo de péngyou.
He is still my best friend.
HSK 4
Suīrán xiàyǔ le, bǐsài réngrán jìxù.
Although it rained, the competition still continued.

Tips

grammar
仍然 is interchangeable with 仍 but sounds slightly less formal. Both are used before the verb to indicate continuation of a state.

Stroke Order

仍 réng
然 rán