---
title: "Zhaoyang Meaning: 照样 (zhàoyàng) Means “as before”"
description: "照样 (traditional 照樣, zhàoyàng) means “as before; all the same; still”. Hear its tones, see what 照 and 样 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhaoyang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 照样 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

照样 zhàoyàng

## as before; all the same; still

## It can also mean

- to follow a model; after a pattern

## Its characters

1. 照 zhào according to
2. 样 yàng sample

## In a sentence

下雨了，他照样去跑步。 It was raining, but he still went running.

那天三点，纸条**照样**来了：“办法不错，可惜我不写。

From [留言本 · The goodbye book](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-goodbye-book#library-word-613-615)

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## More words with 照 or 样

- [按照 ànzhào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anzhao)
- [榜样 bǎngyàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bangyang)
- [不管怎样 bùguǎn-zěnyàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buguanzenyang)
- [参照 cānzhào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/canzhao)
- [对照 duìzhào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duizhao)
- [多样 duōyàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duoyang)
- [花样 huāyàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huayang)
- [护照 hùzhào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huzhao)
- [模样 múyàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/muyang)
- [那样 nàyàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nayang)

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