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

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*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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*他 生气 <em>像</em> 疯子 <em>一样</em> 大 叫 起来 。<span class="trans">He was very angry,  screaming like a lunatic.</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>
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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>
 
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Revision as of 09:34, 2 March 2018

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

  • 他 很 生气 , 疯子 一样 大 叫 起来 。He was very angry, screaming like a lunatic.
  • 你 怎么 我 妈 一样 啰嗦 !Why do you sound as nagging as my mom does!

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