Difference between revisions of "Comparing specifically with "xiang""

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像  (xiàng) is used to compare a specific characteristic of two things or people, and can be used in the following structure:
 
像  (xiàng) is used to compare a specific characteristic of two things or people, and can be used in the following structure:
  
== Expressing just like with "像"==
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== 像 as "just like" ==
  
 
=== Structure ===
 
=== Structure ===
  
 
<div class="jiegou">
 
<div class="jiegou">
 
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Noun 1 + 像 + Noun 2 + 一样 / 这么 / 那么 + Adj. / Verb
Noun 1 + 像 + Noun 2 + 一样 + Adj. / Verb
 
 
 
Noun 1 + 像 + Noun 2 + 这么 / 那么 + Adj. / Verb
 
 
 
 
</div>
 
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*你 怎么 <em>像</em> 我 妈 <em>一样</em> 啰嗦!<span class="trans">Why do you sound as nagging as my mom does!</span>
 
*你 怎么 <em>像</em> 我 妈 <em>一样</em> 啰嗦!<span class="trans">Why do you sound as nagging as my mom does!</span>
 
*他 生气 的 时候 会 <em>像</em> 疯子 <em>一样</em> 大 叫。<span class="trans">He would scream like a lunatic when he gets angry.</span>
 
*他 生气 的 时候 会 <em>像</em> 疯子 <em>一样</em> 大 叫。<span class="trans">He would scream like a lunatic when he gets angry.</span>
 
 
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</div>
  
== Expressing not as ... as with "不像" or "没有" ==
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== 不像 as "not as ... as" ==
  
 
=== Structure ===
 
=== Structure ===
  
 
<div class="jiegou">
 
<div class="jiegou">
 
 
Noun 1 + 不像 + Noun 2 + 这么 / 那么 + Adj. / Verb   
 
Noun 1 + 不像 + Noun 2 + 这么 / 那么 + Adj. / Verb   
 
Noun 1 + 没有 + Noun 2 + 这么 / 那么 + Adj. / Verb 
 
 
 
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<div class="liju">
 
<div class="liju">
 
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*这 个 男 老师 <em>不 像</em> 那 个 女 老师 <em>那么</em> 严格 。<span class="trans">This man teacher is not as strict as that woman teacher.</span>
*这 个 男 老师 <em>不 像</em> 那 个 女 老师 <em>那么</em> 严格。<span class="trans">This man teacher is not as strict as that woman teacher.</span>
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*我们 <em>没有</em> 你 <em>那么</em> 喜欢 孩子 。<span class="trans">We don't like kids as much as you do.</span>
*我们 <em>没有</em> 你 <em>那么</em> 喜欢 孩子。<span class="trans">We don't like kids as much as you do.</span>
 
 
 
 
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==See also==
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== See also ==
  
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* [[Basic comparisons with "bi"]]
 
* [[Basic comparisons with "yiyang"]]
 
* [[Basic comparisons with "yiyang"]]
* [[Comparing]]
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* [[Expressing comparable degree with "you"]]
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* [[Basic comparisons with "meiyou"]]
  
 
== Sources and further reading ==
 
== Sources and further reading ==

Revision as of 06:58, 21 November 2017

像 (xiàng) is used to compare a specific characteristic of two things or people, and can be used in the following structure:

像 as "just like"

Structure

Noun 1 + 像 + Noun 2 + 一样 / 这么 / 那么 + Adj. / Verb

Examples

  • 你 怎么 我 妈 一样 啰嗦!Why do you sound as nagging as my mom does!
  • 他 生气 的 时候 会 疯子 一样 大 叫。He would scream like a lunatic when he gets angry.

不像 as "not as ... as"

Structure

Noun 1 + 不像 + Noun 2 + 这么 / 那么 + Adj. / Verb

Examples

  • 这 个 男 老师 不 像 那 个 女 老师 那么 严格 。This man teacher is not as strict as that woman teacher.
  • 我们 没有那么 喜欢 孩子 。We don't like kids as much as you do.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

HSK5