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依旧 (yī jiù) — how to say "still" in Chinese
依旧
Still, as before
verb · time adverb
How to use it
Goes after the subject, before the verb.
她依旧很美。
tā yī jiù hěn měi
She is still very beautiful.
Character composition
依
to rely on, to follow
旧
old, former
Radicals / Keys
日
Sun
#72 · rì · 4 strokes
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
风景依旧
fēng jǐng yī jiù
scenery unchanged
依旧存在
yī jiù cún zài
still exist
Examples
虽然过了很多年，这里的一切依旧没变。
Although many years have passed, everything here remains unchanged.
他依旧很忙。
He is still very busy.
Frequently asked questions
How to say still in Mandarin?
"still" in Chinese is 依旧 (yī jiù).
依旧 meaning in English
依旧 (yī jiù) means "Still, as before".
How is 依旧 pronounced?
It is pronounced yī jiù (written as yi jiu, yijiu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "still" in Chinese characters?
It is written 依旧: 依 has 8 strokes, 旧 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 依旧?
依旧 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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