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照样

照樣
zhàoyàng
adverb HSK 6 #9,325

Meanings

  1. 1 as before; still; all the same
  2. 2 in the same way; just as

Characters

照
zhào
according to; as before
样
yàng
manner; pattern; way
According to the same pattern — doing things the same way as before.

Examples

下雨了，他照样去跑步。
Xià yǔ le, tā zhào yàng qù pǎobù.
It rained, but he still went running.
换了老板，公司照样运转。
Huàn le lǎobǎn, gōngsī zhào yàng 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 zhào yàng 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, zhào yàng lái shàngbān.
Although he was sick, he still came to work.

Tips

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.'

Stroke Order

照 zhào
样 yàng