Meaning of 仍旧
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- still (remaining)
- to remain (the same)
- yet
How to use 仍旧
仍旧 is a slightly more formal or written word for "still," placed before the verb or adjective. It often stresses that something did not change despite time or effort. Example: 十年过去了，他仍旧住在这里。(Shí nián guòqù le, tā réngjiù zhù zài zhèlǐ.) Ten years have passed, and he still lives here.
仍 (réng) means still or again, and 旧 (jiù) means old. Together 仍旧 is "still the old way": things remain as they were before.
Common mistake: Learners often put 仍旧 at the start of a sentence like English "still," but it must go after the subject and before the verb: 他仍旧不同意, not 仍旧他不同意. Also remember 仍 is second tone (réng), not rēng like 扔 (rēng, to throw), which looks similar.
仍旧 in example sentences
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Stroke order for each character
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仍 réng · still · 4 strokes
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旧 jiù · old · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 仍旧.
| 仍然 | réngrán | still; as before; yet |
| 依旧 | yījiù | as before; still; to remain the same |
| 破旧 | pòjiù | shabby |
| 怀旧 | huáijiù | to feel nostalgic; nostalgia |
| 陈旧 | chénjiù | old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated |
| 照旧 | zhàojiù | as before; as in the past |
| 老旧 | lǎojiù | outmoded; old-fashioned |
| 旧情 | jiùqíng | old affection |
| 旧事 | jiùshì | old affair; former matter |
| 旧约 | Jiùyuē | former agreement; former contract |
| 叙旧 | xùjiù | to reminisce; to talk about former times |
| 重操旧业 | chóngcāojiùyè | (idiom) to resume one's old trade |
Questions about 仍旧
What does 仍旧 mean?
仍旧 (réngjiù) means "still (remaining); to remain (the same)" and is used as a adverb.
How do you write 仍旧?
仍旧 is made of 2 characters: 仍 (4 strokes), 旧 (5 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 仍旧 an HSK word?
Yes. 仍旧 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 仍旧 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 仍旧 is written 仍舊.
What is the difference between 仍旧 and 还 (hái)?
Both can mean "still," but 还 is the everyday spoken choice, while 仍旧 sounds more formal and literary. In casual speech, 他还在睡觉 is more natural than 他仍旧在睡觉.
Is 仍旧 the same as 仍然 and 依旧?
They are very close and often interchangeable as adverbs meaning "still." 仍旧 and 依旧 can also act like a verb meaning "to remain the same," as in 一切仍旧 (everything stays as before), which 仍然 usually cannot do.