Comparing specifically with "xiang"

You can compare specific characteristics with the word 像 (xiàng).

Structure

像 (xiàng) is used to compare a specific characteristic of two things or people, and can be used in the following structure:

Noun 1 + 像 + Noun 2 + 一样 + Adj.

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

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.

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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