Meaning of 照样
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- as before
- (same) as usual
- in the same manner
- still
- nevertheless
How to use 照样
照样 is an adverb placed before the verb. It often means "still" or "anyway", even when something might have changed the situation. Example: 下雨了，他照样去跑步。(Xià yǔ le, tā zhàoyàng qù pǎobù.) It rained, but he still went running.
照 (zhào) means to follow or copy, as in 按照 (ànzhào), and 样 (yàng) means pattern or way. So 照样 is "following the same pattern": things go on just as they did before.
Common mistake: Learners often put 照样 after the verb or at the end of the sentence like English "anyway". It must come before the verb: 他照样上班 (tā zhàoyàng shàngbān), not 他上班照样. Also do not confuse it with 一样 (yīyàng), which compares two things (A 跟 B 一样) rather than describing continuing as before.
照样 in example sentences
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照 zhào · according to · 13 strokes
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样 yàng · manner · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 照样.
| 一样 | yīyàng | same; like |
| 这样 | zhèyàng | this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such |
| 怎么样 | zěnmeyàng | how?; how about? |
| 那样 | nàyàng | that kind; that sort |
| 怎样 | zěnyàng | how; what kind |
| 样子 | yàngzi | appearance; manner |
| 照片 | zhàopiàn | photograph |
| 照顾 | zhàogù | to take care of; to show consideration |
| 同样 | tóngyàng | same; equal; similar; similarly; also; too |
| 什么样 | shénmeyàng | what kind?; what sort? |
| 护照 | hùzhào | passport |
| 照相 | zhàoxiàng | to take a photograph |
Questions about 照样
What does 照样 mean?
照样 (zhàoyàng) means "as before; (same) as usual" and is used as a adverb.
How do you write 照样?
照样 is made of 2 characters: 照 (13 strokes), 样 (10 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.
Is 照样 an HSK word?
Yes. 照样 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 照样 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 照样 is written 照樣.
What is the difference between 照样 and 仍然?
Both can mean "still". 照样 stresses that something continues in the same way despite a reason it might not, often with a slightly defiant or matter-of-fact tone. 仍然 (réngrán) is more neutral and formal, simply saying a state has not changed.
Can 照样 be used as a verb meaning to copy a model?
Yes. In phrases like 照样画 (zhàoyàng huà, to draw following a model) or 照着样子做, it means to do something according to a sample. In everyday speech, though, the adverb sense "as usual, still" is far more common.