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HSK 7–9 grammar · adverb

尚

尚 — still, yet (formal)

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How it works

尚 is the written form of 还: "still, as yet". It is most often met in the negative 尚未 "has not yet" and 尚无 "there is as yet no".

Examples

事故原因尚未查明。
Shìgù yuányīn shàngwèi chámíng.
The cause of the accident has not yet been determined.
他年纪尚小。
Tā niánjì shàng xiǎo.
He is still young.

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