Difference between revisions of "Basic comparisons with "yiyang""

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* 我 <em>像</em> 你 <em>一样</em>。
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* 我 <em>像</em> 你 <em>一样</em>。<span class="trans">I am like you.</span>
* 啤酒 <em>和</em> 葡萄酒 <em>一样</em> 吗?
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* 啤酒 <em>和</em> 葡萄酒 <em>一样</em> 吗?<span class="trans">Are beer and wine the same?</span>
* 美国 <em>跟</em> 英国 不 太 <em>一样</em>。
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* 美国 <em>跟</em> 英国 不 太 <em>一样</em>。<span class="trans">America and England are not too similar.</span>
  
 
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* 你 <em>跟</em> 我 <em>一样</em> 高。
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* 你 <em>跟</em> 我 <em>一样</em> 高。<span class="trans">You and me are the same height.</span>
* 他们 <em>和</em> 我们 <em>一样</em> 酷。
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* 他们 <em>和</em> 我们 <em>一样</em> 酷。<span class="trans">They and us are equally cool.</span>
* 小狗 <em>像</em> 小猫 <em>一样</em> 可爱。
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* 小狗 <em>像</em> 小猫 <em>一样</em> 可爱。<span class="trans">Puppies and kittens are equally cute.</span>
  
 
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Revision as of 08:16, 28 January 2013

As well as with and 没有, there is a third way to make basic comparisons: with 一样 (yīyàng).

Rather than expressing that two things differ regarding a particular quality, 一样 is used to express that two things are the same in some way.

Basic Structure

The simple structure is used for stating that two things are equal:

Subject + 跟 / 和 / 像+ Noun + 一样

Examples

  • 一样I am like you.
  • 啤酒 葡萄酒 一样 吗?Are beer and wine the same?
  • 美国 英国 不 太 一样America and England are not too similar.

Structure with Adjective

To add an adjective into the mix, just place it after 一样:

Noun 1 + 跟 / 和 / 像 + Noun 2 + 一样 + Adjective

This describes Noun 1 as being as adjective as Noun 2.

Examples

  • 一样 高。You and me are the same height.
  • 他们 我们 一样 酷。They and us are equally cool.
  • 小狗 小猫 一样 可爱。Puppies and kittens are equally cute.

See also

Sources and further reading

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