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一样

yī yàng · yi yang

Traditional 一樣

HSK 1Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. same
  2. like
  3. equal to
  4. the same as
  5. just like
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Is the soup the same?

  1. Dengdeng

    尝尝(chángcháng)，这个(zhège)汤(tāng)和(hé)昨天(zuótiān)的(de)一样(yīyàng)吗(ma)？

    Taste it. Is this soup the same as yesterday's?

  2. Liangliang

    不(bù)一样(yīyàng)，今天(jīntiān)更(gèng)咸(xián)。

    Not the same. Today's saltier.

  3. Dengdeng

    不会(bùhuì)吧(ba)！我(wǒ)放(fàng)的(de)东西(dōngxi)都(dōu)一样(yīyàng)。

    No way! I put in all the same things.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)放(fàng)了(le)几(jǐ)勺(sháo)盐(yán)？

    How many spoonfuls of salt did you put in?

  5. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)两(liǎng)勺(sháo)，今天(jīntiān)三(sān)勺(sháo)。

    Two spoonfuls yesterday, three today.

  6. Liangliang

    三(sān)勺(sháo)和(hé)两(liǎng)勺(sháo)，当然(dāngrán)不(bù)一样(yīyàng)！

    Three spoonfuls and two spoonfuls are of course not the same!

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2 examples
01

玛(mǎ)莉(lì)不(bù)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)跟(gēn)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)一(yí)样(yàng)吝(lìn)啬(sè)的(de)男(nán)人(rén)。

Mary doesn't like men who are stingy like Tom.

Tatoeba: Chinese by umidake · English by DostKaplan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)说(shuō)得(de)好(hǎo)像(xiàng)知(zhī)道(dào)这(zhè)个(ge)秘(mì)密(mì)一(yí)样(yàng)。

He talks as if he knew the secret.

Tatoeba: Chinese by popolady · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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一
yī

one; single

样
yàng

manner; pattern

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