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The adverbs 照旧 and 照常
The adverbs 照旧 and 照常
The adverbs 照旧 and 照常 indicate that there are no changes.
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Verbs
Adverbs
The adverb 照旧
照旧
emphasizes that a situation remains the same as before. In a sentence, it is placed before a predicate.
Examples
她生病了,可是她
照旧
去上班
She is sick, but she’s still going to work
tā shēngbìng le, kěshì tā zhàojiù qù shàngbān
我们四个人
照旧
还是朋友
The four of us are still friends
wǒmen sì ge rén zhàojiù háishi péngyou
虽然是假期,她
照旧
一早就起床了
Even though it was a vacation, she still got up early in the morning
suīrán shì jiàqī, tā zhàojiù yì zǎo jiù qǐchuáng le
As a verb
照旧 can also be used as a verb meaning "to remain the same".
Examples
不管第二天下不下雨,一切事情
照旧
Regardless of whether it rains tomorrow, everything will go on as usual
bùguǎn dì èr tiān xià bú xià yǔ, yíqiè shìqing zhàojiù
今年公司效益不错,年底奖金
照旧
The company did well this year, so the year-end bonus remains the same
jīnnián gōngsī xiàoyì búcuò, niándǐ jiǎngjīn zhàojiù
我对新环境更加熟悉了,睡眠
照旧
I have already adjusted to the new place; my sleep remains the same as before
wǒ duì xīn huánjìng gèngjiā shúxī le, shuìmián zhàojiù
We can also use 照旧 as an answer to a question.
Examples
今年收费情况如何?——
照旧
How are the fees this year? — Like always
jīnnián shōufèi qíngkuàng rúhé — zhàojiù
The adverb 照常
照常
in this meaning is a synonym for the adverb 照旧. It emphasizes that everything is happening as it usually does.
Examples
手术定好了时间,而生活
照常
继续
The operation was scheduled, and life went on
shǒushù dìnghǎo le shíjiān, ér shēnghuó zhàocháng jìxù
接下来您就可以
照常
编辑文件了
Afterwards, you can edit the file like you normally do
jiē xiàlái nín jiù kěyǐ zhàocháng biānjí wénjiàn le
他情况很好并且和队友们在早晨
照常
进行了训练
He's in good shape. He’s training with his teammates in the morning like usual
tā qíngkuàng hěn hǎo bìngqiě hé duìyǒumen zài zǎochén zhàocháng jìnxíng le xùnliàn
As a verb
照常 can also be used as a verb meaning "to continue as usual".
Examples
学校生活一切
照常
Life at school life is going normally
xuéxiào shēnghuó yíqiè zhàocháng
大火对东区的商业活动没有造成大的影响,区内商业活动
照常
Business activity in the eastern district continued as usual because the fire didn't have a major impact on it
dàhuǒ duì dōngqū de shāngyè huódòng méi yǒu zàochéng dà de yǐngxiǎng, qū nèi shāngyè huódòng zhàocháng
照常 can also be used as a verb meaning "to continue as usual".
Examples
学校生活一切
照常
Life at school life is going normally
xuéxiào shēnghuó yíqiè zhàocháng
大火对东区的商业活动没有造成大的影响,区内商业活动
照常
Business activity in the eastern district continued as usual because the fire didn't have a major impact on it
dàhuǒ duì dōngqū de shāngyè huódòng méi yǒu zàochéng dà de yǐngxiǎng, qū nèi shāngyè huódòng zhàocháng
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