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照样

zhào yàng · zhao yang

Traditional 照樣

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. as before
  2. (same) as usual
  3. in the same manner
  4. still
  5. nevertheless
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Awake at six on a holiday

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)放假(fàngjià)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)早上(zǎoshang)六点(liùdiǎn)照样(zhàoyàng)起床(qǐchuáng)了(le)。

    Today is a holiday, but I still got up at six this morning.

  2. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)？你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)多(duō)睡(shuì)一会儿(yīhuìr)啊(a)。

    Why? You could sleep a while longer.

  3. Liangliang

    我的(wǒde)身体(shēntǐ)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)放假(fàngjià)，照样(zhàoyàng)六点(liùdiǎn)就(jiù)醒(xǐng)。

    My body does not know it is a holiday. It still wakes up at six.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也是(yěshì)，昨晚(zuówǎn)睡(shuì)得(de)很晚(hěnwǎn)，今天(jīntiān)照样(zhàoyàng)很早(hěnzǎo)醒(xǐng)。

    Me too. I slept very late last night and still woke up very early today.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)照样(zhàoyàng)去(qù)跑步(pǎobù)吧(ba)，反正(fǎnzhèng)都(dōu)醒(xǐng)了(le)。

    Then let us still go running. We are both awake anyway.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，跑完步(pǎowánbù)我(wǒ)照样(zhàoyàng)回去(huíqu)睡(shuì)。

    OK. After running I will still go back to sleep.

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2 examples
01

就(jiù)算(suàn)这(zhè)样(yàng)地(dì)球(qiú)也(yě)照(zhào)样(yàng)转(zhuàn)！

Even so, the Earth moves!

Tatoeba: Chinese by moracia · English by RainShelter · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)没(méi)有(yǒu)朋(péng)友(you)，没(méi)有(yǒu)钱(qián)，没(méi)有(yǒu)房(fáng)子(zi)……他(tā)照(zhào)样(yàng)玩(wán)得(de)很(hěn)开(kāi)心(xīn)。

He had no friends, no money, no home...but he played happily all the same.

Tatoeba: Chinese by carlosboyero · English by csmjj · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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