仍然仍然 réngrán sits right after the subject and works with both verbs and adjectives. It leans a little more formal and written than 還还 hái, and carries a stronger sense of “despite everything, this hasn’t budged.”
1 Structure
S + 仍然仍然 réngrán + V
仍然仍然 réngrán goes right after the subject and before the verb.
我仍然愛著他我仍然爱着他
I still love him.
台灣仍然有行人地獄的問題台湾仍然有行人地狱的问题
“Pedestrian hell” is still an issue in Taiwan.
Good to Know
行人地獄行人地狱 xíngrén dìyù (“pedestrian hell”) is a term that’s become common in Taiwan since 2022, describing how dangerous the roads can feel for people on foot — cars that don’t yield at crosswalks, poor sidewalk design, and weak protections for pedestrians in general. A string of high-profile crosswalk deaths brought international media attention to the issue, and the phrase stuck as shorthand for just how stressful it can be to simply walk around.
她仍然在等你原諒他她仍然在等你原谅他
She is still waiting for your forgiveness.
我的夢想仍然沒改變我的梦想仍然没改变
My dreams have not changed.
他的中文仍然停留在HSK3的程度他的中文仍然停留在HSK3的程度
His Chinese proficiency is still at the HSK3 level.
S + 仍然仍然 réngrán + Adj
仍然仍然 réngrán works just as easily in front of an adjective.
接下來幾天的天氣仍然非常熱接下来几天的天气仍然非常热
The weather in the next few days will still be very hot.
雖然吃了一碗炒飯，可是我仍然很餓虽然吃了一碗炒饭，可是我仍然很饿
Although I ate a bowl of fried rice, I’m still very hungry.
我已經喝了咖啡但是仍然很睏我已经喝了咖啡但是仍然很困
I’ve already had coffee, but I’m still very sleepy.
孩子感冒了，但仍然非常活潑孩子感冒了，但仍然非常活泼
The child has a cold, but is still full of energy.
學了2年中文了，但是說中文對我來說仍然很可怕学了2年中文了，但是说中文对我来说仍然很可怕
I’ve been learning Chinese for 2 years, but speaking it is still quite scary for me.
2 還还 hái vs 仍然仍然 réngrán
Both translate as “still,” but they lean different directions.
|
還还 hái |
仍然仍然 réngrán |
| Focus |
“Not yet” — up to this point in time |
Persistence despite expected change |
| Common in |
Questions and negative statements |
Statements emphasizing something unchanged |
| Register |
Casual, colloquial |
Slightly more formal, more common in writing |
| Position |
Right after the subject |
Right after the subject |
3 Common Mistakes
仍然仍然 réngrán signals that something persisted despite an expected change — it’s built for contrast, not for plain cause and effect.
❌
今天很忙，我仍然沒吃飯今天很忙，我仍然没吃饭
✅
今天很忙，我還沒吃飯今天很忙，我还没吃饭
Being busy is simply the reason you haven’t eaten — a plain cause and effect, not a stubborn persistence against expectation. Since there’s no violated expectation here, 仍然仍然 réngrán feels off. 還还 hái is the natural, neutral choice for a simple “haven’t… yet.”
4 Practice
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01It’s been over ten years, and I’m still working as a Chinese teacher.
10多年了，我仍然在當中文老師10多年了，我仍然在当汉语老师
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02I still don’t make a lot of money.
我也仍然賺不到很多錢我也仍然挣不到很多钱
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03But I still love my job.
但是我仍然愛我這份工作但是我仍然爱我这份工作
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04Even after so many years, he still remembers my birthday.
過了這麼多年，他仍然記得我的生日过了这么多年，他仍然记得我的生日
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05The coffee shop is closed, but the light is still on.
咖啡店關了，但燈仍然亮著咖啡店关了，但灯仍然亮着
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06I’ve explained many times, but he still doesn’t understand.
我解釋了很多次，但他仍然不懂我解释了很多次，但他仍然不懂
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07Although it’s already summer, the weather is still cold.
雖然已經是夏天了，天氣仍然很冷虽然已经是夏天了，天气仍然很冷
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08She quit the job, but she is still my best friend.
她辭職了，但她仍然是我最好的朋友她辞职了，但她仍然是我最好的朋友
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09I miss him, but I still can’t forgive him.
我很想他，但我仍然不能原諒他我很想他，但我仍然不能原谅他
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10The company changed its name, but the service is still bad.
公司改名了，但服務仍然很差公司改名了，但服务仍然很差
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