Basic comparisons with "yiyang"
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As well as with 比 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.
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Basic Usage
Structure
The simple structure is used for stating that two things are equal:
Noun 1 + 跟 / 和 / 像+ Noun 2 + 一样
Examples
- 我 像 你 一样。I am like you.
- 他 的 性格像 他 妈妈 一样。She has the same temper as her mom.
- 啤酒 和 葡萄酒 一样 吗？Are beer and wine the same?
- 这里 的 天气 和 上海 一样。The weather here and the weather in Shanghai is the same.
- 北京 和 上海 一样 吗？Is Beijing and Shanghai alike?
- 这 句 话 的 意思 和 那 句 一样 吗？Is the meaning of that this sentence and that sentence the same?
- 这 本 书跟 那 本一样。This book and that book is the same.
- 你 跟 他 不 一样。You are not like him.
- 桔子跟 橙子 一样吗？Are tangerines and oranges the same?
- 美国 跟 英国 不 太 一样。America and England are not too similar.
Another Basic Usage
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
- 你 跟 我 一样 高。You and me are the same height.
- 他们 和 我们 一样 酷。They and us are equally cool.
- 小狗 像 小猫 一样 可爱。Puppies and kittens are equally cute.
- 他 的 性格像 他 妈妈 一样 差。Both his and his mother's temper are equally bad.
- 啤酒 和 葡萄酒 一样 好喝 吗？Are beer and wine the same?
- 这里 的 天气 和 上海 一样 热。The weather here and in Shanghai is equally hot.
- 北京 和 上海 一样 大 吗？Are Beijing and Shanghai equally big?
- 这 本 书 跟 那 本一样 无聊。This book and that book are equally boring.
- 我 跟 你一样 忙。I am just as busy as you.
- 这 个 房间跟 那 个一样 大。This apartment is just as big as that apartment.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 55) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 244) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2) (pp. 108) →buy
Websites
- Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: Usage of 跟 and 比
