依然

yīrán

adverb HSK 4 #2,689

Meanings

1 still
2 as before
3 yet; nevertheless

Characters

to depend on; according to

Examples

十年过去了，她依然那么漂亮。

Shí nián guòqù le, tā yīrán nàme piàoliang.

Ten years have passed, and she's still just as beautiful.

虽然很累，他依然坚持工作。

Suīrán hěn lèi, tā yīrán jiānchí gōngzuò.

Although very tired, he still keeps working.

问题依然没有解决。

Wèntí yīrán méiyǒu jiějué.

The problem still hasn't been resolved.

Tips

usage

依然 is more literary/elegant than 还是 (háishi) or 仍然 (réngrán). It emphasizes that something remains unchanged despite the passage of time or changed circumstances.

Stroke Order

依 yī

然 rán