This is the 304th most frequent Chinese word.
仍然
Still; yet; remaining the same.
It emphasizes persistence of an action or status despite change or adversity, functioning as an adverb meaning 'still' or 'persistently'.
尽管天气寒冷，他仍然出门跑步。
Although the weather was cold, he still went out for a run.
Here, '仍然' indicates the continuation of a status over time, highlighting latency or delay.
会议开始两小时后，他仍然没有到场。
Two hours after the meeting started, he still had not arrived.
In this sentence, '仍然' is used to mark an outcome that remains unchanged despite intervening actions.