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依旧

yī jiù

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 依舊

依旧 (yī jiù) means "as before". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 依旧 means

1. as before; still
2. to remain the same

How 依旧 is used in grammar

依旧 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Time Adverbs: 仍旧、时常、依旧、一向 (HSK 5)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 6, adverbs (时间副词).

The characters in 依旧

• 依yīto depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to
• 旧jiùold; opposite: new 新; former

Example sentences

• 我依旧爱你。
  I still love you.
• 我依旧爱着他。
  Wǒ yījiù ài zhe tā.
  I still love him.
• 我依旧相信爱情。
  Wǒ yījiù xiāngxìn àiqíng.
  I still believe in love.
• 很多人依旧失踪。
  Hěn duō rén yījiù shīzōng.
  Many people are still missing.
• 他依旧充满活力。
  He is still very much alive.
• 男孩依旧沉默不语。
  The boy remained silent.

Where 依旧 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · yī (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read yī jiù correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.