一样 (yī yàng) — the same; identical; like; as (in comparisons)
Definition
一样 is the everyday adjective for 'the same' in comparisons and identifications (A跟B一样). Unlike 相同 and 同一, it's colloquial; 相同 is written/formal, 同一 stresses 'one and the same'.
adjective
the sameidenticallikeas (in comparisons)
Examples
- 一样。Wǒ de shū bāo hé nǐ de yī yàng dà.My backpack is the same size as yours.
- 一样。Wǒ men de ài hào yī yàng.Our hobbies are the same.
- 一样。Tā xiàng hái zi yī yàng kuài lè.He is as happy as a child.
Grammar
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