照样 (zhào yàng) — (adverb) still; as before; (same) as usual | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

照样 means 'still, the same as before' — used as a short adverb in everyday speech. 仍然 and 依然 are more written/formal; 照常 and 照例 add the sense of 'according to rule/routine'.

adverb

stillas before(same) as usual

Examples

，照样。
Jǐn guǎn tā shī bài le, dàn tā zhào yàng jì xù nǔ lì.
Even though he failed, he still kept working hard.
，照样。
Zhè lǐ de guī ju méi biàn, dà jiā zhào yàng lǎo yàng zi zuò shì.
The rules here haven't changed; everyone still does things the old way.
，照样。
Wú lùn bié rén zěn me quàn, tā zhào yàng wǒ xíng wǒ sù.
No matter how others advise, he still does things his own way.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

样yàngpattern

"照" follow and "样" pattern together mean as usual.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

灬昭照

Meaning part形符xíngfú

灬Written in full as火huǒfire

Sound part声符shēngfú

昭

昭zhāo照zhào

Same sound today

照 uses 灬, a bottom form of 火 (fire), plus 昭 for the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樣; 样 is its simplified writing.

木羕樣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

羕

羕yàng樣yàng

Same sound today

For 样, the traditional form 樣 pairs 木 (wood) with 羕 as a sound part.

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