依然

yī rán

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Adverb Common

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Definitions

1. still
2. as before

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Word relationships

Synonyms

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• 仍然 réng rán 仍然 réng rán still; as before; yet 仍然 is interchangeable with 依然 in most contexts meaning 'still': still; as before; yet
• 依旧 yī jiù 依旧 yī jiù as before 依旧 is used in both spoken and written Chinese to mean 'as before': as before

Usage notes

Common mistakes

依然 is formal; in casual speech 还 (hái) is more common. Avoid using 依然 in everyday conversation when 还 would be natural.

Example Sentences

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他 依然 在睡觉。

He is still sleeping.

那次旅行虽然过去多年，但我 依然 记忆犹新。

Although that trip was many years ago, it still remains fresh in my memory.

我 依然 會夢見德國。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10326060)

電瓶車 依然 很貴。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 9524559)

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Words Containing 依然

• 依然如故 依然如故 yī rán rú gù: back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement
• 依然故我 依然故我 yī rán gù wǒ: to be unchanged

Child Words of 依然

• 依 依 yī: to depend on
• 然 然 rán: correct