依然如故

yīrán-rúgù

idiom #55,127

Meanings

HSK 3

多年不见，他依然如故。

Duōnián bújiàn, tā yīránrúgù.

After years apart, he's still just the same.

HSK 6

这座小镇几十年依然如故。

Zhè zuò xiǎozhèn jǐshí nián yīránrúgù.

This little town has been unchanged for decades.

HSK 7-9

虽经整改，问题依然如故。

Suī jīng zhěnggǎi, wèntí yīránrúgù.

Despite the reforms, the problem remains unchanged.

usage

Neutral to slightly negative - often implies that things should have changed but haven't. Compare 一如既往 (as always, positive) and 原封不动 (untouched).

依 yī

然 rán

如 rú

故 gù