Definition
一模一样 means 'exactly the same, a carbon copy' — no difference at all. 大同小异 (dà tóng xiǎo yì) means 'mostly the same, with only minor differences'; it allows for small variations that 一模一样 does not.
phrase
exactly the same (idiom)carbon copy
Examples
- 一模一样，。Zhè duì shuāngbāotāi zhǎng de yī mú yī yàng, wǒ gēnběn fēn bù qīng shéi shì shéi.These twins look exactly alike — I can't tell who is who at all.
- 一模一样，。Zhè liǎng fèn hétong de nèiróng yī mú yī yàng, nǐ qiān nǎ yí fèn dōu xíng.The content of these two contracts is exactly the same; you can sign either one.
- 一模一样，。Xīn kuǎn shǒujī gēn jiù kuǎn yī mú yī yàng, zhǐshì yánsè bùtóng.The new phone model looks exactly the same as the old one, only the color is different.
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