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依然 yīrán

依然 yīrán Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 依然 yīrán .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yīrán | yi1 ran2
English translation
still
as before

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Traditional form

依然 yīrán

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí
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Etymology of 依然 yīrán

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

rén

Positional decomposition

亻衣

Number of Strokes

8
rán

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. huǒ represents the meaning and rán represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "ignite; burn", now written as rán . The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Phonetic compound

rán

Semantic compound

huǒ

Positional decomposition

肰灬

Number of Strokes

12

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Example sentences using 依然 yīrán

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苍茫 cāng máng 依然 yīrán , 光辉 guānghuī zhēng 穿透 chuān tòu chén huī de céng yún .

Misty it is still, glowing through clouds of dust and reek.

道路 dào lù shǎng 积雪 jī xuě , dàn 屋顶 wū dǐng 草地 cǎo dì shù shǎng 依然 yīrán 披着银装.

The roads had been cleaned of snow, but the roof tops , grass and trees were still sugared white.

le 大嫂 dà sǎo 以后 yǐ hòu 为什么 wèishénme yòu 依然 yīrán xiǎng zhāo méi 表姐 biǎo jiě ?

After marrying Jui - chueh why was he still thinking of Cousin Mei?

疲惫 píbèi de liǎn 依然 yīrán hěn 美丽 měilì , ér què lèng zài 那里 nà li .

That tired face was still very beautiful, but I was distracted there.

běn 规则 guīzé 依然 yīrán 有效 yǒu xiào .

The rule still stands.

依然 yīrán Decomposition

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依然 yīrán Compounds

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