The Chinese word 照样 is formed by combining two meaningful characters (morphemes) into a compound: 照 (zhào), which means "according to" or "in the manner of", and 样 (yàng), which means "pattern", "model", or "appearance". Together, they create an adverb that literally translates to "according to the pattern" and idiomatically means "as before", "in the same way", or "just as previously", implying that an action continues or is repeated following an existing model or precedent without change. This formation exemplifies a common Chinese lexical pattern where two characters with related meanings combine to create a new, more specific conceptual unit.