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:

Positive meaning with "像"

Structure

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

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

Examples

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

Negative meaning with "不像"

When you use

Structure

Noun 1 + 不 + 像 + Noun 2 + 这么 / 那么 + Adj. / Emotional 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 不 像 你 那么 喜欢 小孩。.
• 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.

See also

• Basic comparisons with "yiyang"
• Comparing

Sources and further reading

Books

• Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 2 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇) (pp.80) →buy

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