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仍旧

réng jiù · reng jiu

Traditional 仍舊

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. still (remaining)
  2. to remain (the same)
  3. yet
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The old chess player

  1. Dengdeng

    这条(zhètiáo)胡同(hútòng)的(de)张大爷(zhāngdàye)，每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)都(dōu)下棋(xiàqí)。

    Grandpa Zhang of this alley plays chess every morning.

  2. Liangliang

    十年(shínián)了(le)，他(tā)仍旧(réngjiù)坐(zuò)在(zài)那棵(nàkē)树(shù)下面(xiàmiàn)。

    For ten years he has still sat under that tree.

  3. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)树(shù)下(xià)没有(méiyǒu)人(rén)，椅子(yǐzi)也(yě)不见了(bùjiànle)。

    Today nobody is under the tree, and the chair is gone too.

  4. Liangliang

    别(bié)担心(dānxīn)，他(tā)仍旧(réngjiù)在(zài)下棋(xiàqí)，只是(zhǐshì)搬到(bāndào)家门口(jiāménkǒu)了(le)。

    Do not worry. He is still playing chess, just at his doorway now.

  5. Dengdeng

    原来(yuánlái)是(shì)修路(xiūlù)，树下(shùxià)太(tài)吵(chǎo)了(le)。

    So it was the road repairs. It got too noisy under the tree.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)么(me)多(duō)年(nián)过(guò)去(qù)，他(tā)仍(réng)旧(jiù)住(zhù)在(zài)老(lǎo)房(fáng)子(zi)里(lǐ)。

After all these years, he still lives in the old house.

02

我(wǒ)仍(réng)旧(jiù)无(wú)法(fǎ)相(xiāng)信(xìn)我(wǒ)居(jū)然(rán)做(zuò)了(le)这(zhè)种(zhǒng)事(shì)。

I still can't believe I did it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by TroubleTree · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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