Expressing “Still / Yet” with “réng”
仍 / 仍然
How it works
仍 (réng) and 仍然 (réngrán) mean “still,” “yet,” or “nevertheless continuing.” They indicate that a situation continues without change despite time passing or circumstances changing.
仍 (réng) is slightly shorter and often appears in more written style. 仍然 (réngrán) is fuller and can sound more formal or emphatic.
Example sentences
尽管外界已经发生了不少变化,他对这件事的基本看法仍然没有改变。
Although many changes have already taken place outside, his basic view of this matter still has not changed.
经过多次讨论,双方在一些关键问题上仍未达成一致。
After many rounds of discussion, the two sides still had not reached agreement on some key issues.
他说自己已经放下了,可从言谈之间看得出来,他内心仍然在意得很。
He said he had already let it go, but it could be seen from his speech that deep down he still cared a lot.
Key point
These words emphasize continuation despite expectation that something might have changed.