6.9 The Adverb 仲 / 重 zung6 II (‘still’)

In Grammar and Vocabulary 4.7, we learned that the adverb 仲 (as written as 重) zung6 means ‘in addition’.

The adverb 仲 zung6 can also mean ‘still’. We use 仲 zung6 to indicate that an activity is still happening. We put 仲 zung6 before the verb we want to modify.

我仲讀緊書。
ngo5 zung6 duk6 gan2 syu1.
I am still studying [I am still a student].
The adverb 仲 zung6 indicates that the activity 讀書 duk6 syu1 (‘to study’) is still happening.