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依然

yī rán · yi ran

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Meaning

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  1. still; as before
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The shop owner remembers

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)两年(liǎngnián)没(méi)来(lái)这家(zhèjiā)店(diàn)了(le)吧(ba)？

    You have not been to this shop for two years, right?

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，可是(kěshì)这里(zhèlǐ)依然(yīrán)很(hěn)热闹(rènao)。

    Right, but it is still lively here.

  3. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)还(hái)认识(rènshi)你(nǐ)吗(ma)？

    Does the owner still know you?

  4. Dengdeng

    他(tā)依然(yīrán)记得(jìde)我(wǒ)，因为(yīnwèi)上次(shàngcì)我(wǒ)忘(wàng)了(le)付钱(fùqián)。

    He still remembers me, because last time I forgot to pay.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)今天(jīntiān)你(nǐ)要(yào)付(fù)两杯(liǎngbēi)的(de)钱(qián)！

    Then today you have to pay for two cups!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)依(yī)然(rán)和(hé)父(fù)母(mǔ)住(zhù)一(yì)起(qǐ)吗(ma)？

Are you still living with your parents?

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)有(yǒu)手(shǒu)写(xiě)笔(bǐ)记(jì)的(de)习(xí)惯(guàn)，但(dàn)依(yī)然(rán)经(jīng)常(cháng)提(tí)笔(bǐ)忘(wàng)字(zì)。

I'm in the habit of taking handwritten notes, yet I still often draw a blank when picking up a pen.

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

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