照样 zhàoyàng

照样（zhàoyàng）means “all the same, just as before (do it anyway, unaffected by some factor)”. 照样 is an adverb meaning to do something the same way as usual, unaffected by an obstacle or a factor mentioned earlier. Formation: （尽管有某因素，）主语 + 照样 + 动词（仍然那样做，不受影响）

all the same, just as before (do it anyway, unaffected by some factor)

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Formation

（尽管有某因素，）主语 + 照样 + 动词（仍然那样做，不受影响）

Explanation

照样 is an adverb meaning to do something the same way as usual, unaffected by an obstacle or a factor mentioned earlier. It carries a nuance of 'despite that, still the same as before'. It goes before the verb. Unlike 仍然 (a neutral 'still'), 照样 highlights that some interfering factor failed to change the behavior.

Examples

没人管他，他 照样 来上班。
méi rén guǎn tā, tā zhàoyàng lái shàngbān.
Nobody keeps an eye on him, yet he shows up for work all the same.
就算你不同意，我 照样 去。
jiùsuàn nǐ bù tóngyì, wǒ zhàoyàng qù.
Even if you don't agree, I'm going anyway.

Note

Stresses 'unaffected by an obstacle', unlike the neutral 仍然.

FAQ

照样 — what does it mean and how is it used?

all the same, just as before (do it anyway, unaffected by some factor). 照样 is an adverb meaning to do something the same way as usual, unaffected by an obstacle or a factor mentioned earlier. It carries a nuance of 'despite that, still the same as before'. It goes before the verb. Unlike 仍然 (a neutral 'still'), 照样 highlights that some interfering factor failed to change the behavior.

照样 — how do you form it?

（尽管有某因素，）主语 + 照样 + 动词（仍然那样做，不受影响）

照样 — any usage notes?

Stresses 'unaffected by an obstacle', unlike the neutral 仍然.

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