照样
Old HSK 6
照样 (zhàoyàng) · as usual
照样 (zhàoyàng) means “as usual; all the same”. It is written with 2 characters: 照 (to shine) + 样 (form). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 照样 is built
The characters
照 zhào · to shine
What 照 is made of
- 昭zhāo — bright
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 召zhào — imperial decree
- 刀dāo — knife
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 日rì — sun; day
- 灬huǒ — fire
Origin hint: 灬 gives the meaning, 昭 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
样 yàng · form
What 样 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 羊 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
下雨了，他照样去跑步。Xiàyǔ le, tā zhàoyàng qù pǎobù.It rained, but he went running all the same.
虽然生病了，她照样来上班。Suīrán shēngbìng le, tā zhàoyàng lái shàngbān.Although ill, she came to work as usual.
Questions about 照样
What does 照样 mean?
照样 (zhàoyàng) means “as usual; all the same”.
How do you pronounce 照样?
照样 is pronounced zhàoyàng.
Which HSK level is 照样?
照样 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 护照hùzhàopassport
- 照顾zhàoguto take care of
- 照片zhàopiànphoto
- 照相zhàoxiàngto take a photo
- 按照ànzhàoaccording to
- 拍照pāizhàoto take a photo
- 照相机zhàoxiàngjīcamera
- 照常zhàochángas usual
- 执照zhízhàolicence
- 参照cānzhàoto refer to
Learn 照样 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 229: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.