Comparing specifically with "xiang"

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"

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

她有时候像小孩一样天真。Tā yǒushíhou xiàng xiǎohái yīyàng tiānzhēn.She's as naive as a young kid is sometimes.
这个老外的汉语像中国人一样地道。Tā yǒu shíhòu xiàng xiǎohái yīyàng tiānzhēn.This foreigner can speak Chinese as well as native speakers do.
他很生气，像疯子一样大叫起来。Zhège lǎowài de Hànyǔ xiàng Zhōngguó rén yīyàng dìdào.He was very angry and started to scream like a lunatic.
你怎么像我妈一样啰嗦！Tā hěn shēngqì, xiàng fēngzi yīyàng dà jiào qǐlái.Why do you sound as nagging as my mom does!
我像你一样大的时候，还不知道手机是什么。Wǒ xiàng nǐ yīyàng dà de shíhòu, hái bù zhīdào shǒujī shì shénme.When I was as old as you are, I didn't know what a mobile phone was.

Noun 1 + 不像 + Noun 2 + (⋯⋯ ) 这么 / 那么 + Adj. / Verb

高铁 不像 飞机那么快。
上海的冬天 不像 北京那么干。Shànghǎi de dōngtiān bù xiàng Běijīng nàme gàn.The winter in Shanghai is not as dry as it is in Beijing.
这个男老师 不像 那个女老师那么严格。Zhè gè nán lǎoshī bù xiàng nàgè nǚ lǎoshī nàme yángé.This man teacher is not as strict as that woman teacher.
我不像我父母那么喜欢省钱。Wǒ bù xiàng wǒ fùmǔ nàme xǐhuān shěng qián.My parents like saving money but I'm not like them.
中西部不像东部发展得那么快。Zhōng xībù bù xiàng dōngbù fāzhǎn dé nàme kuài.The middle and west part hasn't developed as rapidly as the east part has.