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同样 (tóng yàng) — same; equal; equally

Definition

同样 means 'the same; equally' and is more formal/written than the everyday 一样, often used before adjectives or verbs ('equally good', 'likewise'). Contrast with 相同/同一, which describe identity between two things rather than manner.

adjective
sameequalequally

Examples

  • 同样。
    Wǒ hé tā mǎi le tóng yàng de wèn tí.
    He and I bought the same problem.
  • 同样。
    Zhè liǎng jiàn yī fu tóng yàng hǎo kàn.
    These two pieces of clothing are equally good-looking.
  • 同样。
    Tā men tóng yàng xǐ huan dǎ lán qiú.
    They all like playing basketball equally.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

同tóngsame
样yàngkind or manner

同 means same and 样 means kind or manner, so 同样 means of the same kind.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

同 originally drew a pipe. It is the old form of 筒.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樣; 样 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
羕
羕yàng樣yàng
Same sound today

For 样, the traditional form 樣 pairs 木 (wood) with 羕 as a sound part.

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