照样

照樣

zhàoyàng

adverb HSK 6 #9,325

Meanings

According to the same pattern — doing things the same way as before.

下雨了，他照样去跑步。

Xiàyǔ le, tā zhàoyàng qù pǎobù.

It rained, but he still went running.

换了老板，公司照样运转。

Huàn le lǎobǎn, gōngsī zhàoyàng yùnzhuǎn.

The boss changed, but the company kept running as before.

你不帮忙，我照样能做完。

Nǐ bù bāngmáng, wǒ zhàoyàng néng zuò wán.

Even without your help, I can still finish it.

他虽然生病了，照样来上班。

Tā suīrán shēngbìng le, zhàoyàng lái shàngbān.

Although he was sick, he still came to work.

usage

照样 emphasizes that something continues unchanged despite obstacles or changes. It often carries a tone of defiance or resilience.

usage

Compare with 照常 (zhào cháng): 照常 means 'as usual' in a neutral sense, while 照样 often implies 'regardless of what happened.'

照 zhào

样 yàng