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仍旧 (réng jiù) — still (indicating a continuation of a state or action), as before; yet (in negative contexts, still not)

Definition

A written/formal adverb meaning 'still, as before.' It is more literary than 仍然 and roughly interchangeable with 依然; 照样 leans more toward 'as usual, in the same way.'

adverb
still (indicating a continuation of a state or action)as beforeyet (in negative contexts, still not)

Examples

  • ，仍旧。
    Duō nián bú jiàn, tā réng jiù nà me nián qīng.
    After so many years, he is still so young.
  • 仍旧，。
    Wèn tí réng jiù méi yǒu jiě jué, wǒ men xū yào zài xiǎng bié de bàn fǎ.
    The problem has still not been solved; we need to think of other ways.
  • ，仍旧。
    Suī rán shī bài le, tā réng jiù bú fàng qì.
    Though he failed, he still doesn't give up.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

仍réngstill
旧jiùformer

仍 means still and 旧 means former, so it says something continues as before.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
乃
乃nǎi仍réng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

仍 pairs 亻, written as 人 (person), with 乃, which gives the character its sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 舊; 旧 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
雈雈huánowl
Sound part声符shēngfú
臼
臼jiù舊jiù
Same sound today

The traditional form of 旧 is 舊, which shows 雈, an owl, above 臼, which gives the sound.

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