依旧 (yī jiù) — still, as before | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Still/as before — a slightly written or literary alternative to 仍然 and 依然. Of the near-synonyms listed, 依旧 sits between the everyday 仍然 and the more formal 依然.

stillas before

Examples

，依旧。
Jǐn guǎn yù dào le hěn duō kùn nan, tā yī jiù méi yǒu fàng qì.
Although he encountered many difficulties, he still didn't give up.
依旧。
Zhè zuò lǎo fáng zi yī jiù bǎo chí zhe bǎi nián qián de yàng zi.
This old house still maintains its appearance from a hundred years ago.
，依旧。
Shí nián guò qù le, tā men de yǒu yì yī jiù xiàng cóng qián yí yàng shēn hòu.
Ten years have passed, and their friendship is still as deep as before.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

依yīfollow

依 means follow or rely on, and 旧 means former, giving the sense of still following the old way.

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.

亻衣依

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénhuman

Sound part声符shēngfú

衣

衣yī依yī

Same sound today

依 is made from 亻, a person, plus 衣, which gives its sound.

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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