仍未

réng wèi
Meaning: still not

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仍未 (réng wèi)

‘仍未’ is an adverbial phrase meaning 'still not' or 'has not yet'. It combines two characters: 仍 (rēng), meaning 'still' or 'yet', and 未 (wèi), meaning 'not' or 'have not'. Together, they express that a state or action expected to occur has not happened up to the present moment — often implying expectation, delay, or ongoing uncertainty. It’s commonly used in formal or written Chinese, such as news reports, official notices, or academic writing, but also appears in spoken language when emphasizing persistence of a negative condition.

This phrase typically precedes a verb or adjective and often co-occurs with time references (e.g., 已经、至今、目前) or clauses indicating expectation (e.g., 应该完成、预计到达). Unlike the simpler 还没 (hái méi), 仍未 carries a slightly more formal, sometimes critical or concerned tone — suggesting that the non-occurrence is notable or undesirable. It is not used with modal verbs like 要 or 想, and never functions as a standalone predicate.

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