still; yet; even so
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadverb
still; yet; even so
literaryUsed in formal or literary contexts to indicate that a state or emotion continues despite the passage of time or a change in circumstances. Often carries a connotation of persistence or lingering effect.
Xiàn现
zài在
tí提
qǐ起
nà那
qǐ起
chē车
huò祸
，
yóu犹
zì自
jiào叫
rén人
xīn心
jīng惊
ròu肉
tiào跳
。
Even now when that car accident is mentioned, it still makes one's heart race with fear.
Duō多
nián年
zhī之
hòu后
，
tā他
yóu犹
zì自
jì记
de得
nà那
gè个
chéng承
nuò诺
。
Many years later, he still remembered that promise.
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Jǐn尽
guǎn管
yǔ雨
yǐ已
jīng经
tíng停
le了
，
dì地
shang上
yóu犹
zì自
shī湿
lù漉
lù漉
de的
。
Even though the rain had stopped, the ground was still soaking wet.
Lǎo老
rén人
yóu犹
zì自
zhàn站
zài在
yuán原
dì地
，
wàng望
zhe着
yuǎn远
fāng方
。
The old man remained standing in the same spot, gazing into the distance.