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如同

rú tóng · ru tong

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  1. like
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Clouds in the sky

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)那(nà)朵(duǒ)云(yún)，如同(rútóng)一只(yīzhī)大(dà)兔子(tùzi)。

    Look at that cloud. It looks like a big rabbit.

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)！那(nà)朵(duǒ)小(xiǎo)的(de)，如同(rútóng)兔子(tùzi)的(de)耳朵(ěrduo)。

    Yes! The small one is like the rabbit's ear.

  3. Dengdeng

    下面(xiàmiàn)那(nà)朵(duǒ)，如同(rútóng)一块(yīkuài)大(dà)面包(miànbāo)。

    The one below looks like a big piece of bread.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)一(yī)看到(kàndào)面包(miànbāo)就(jiù)饿(è)了(le)吧(ba)？

    You get hungry as soon as you see bread, right?

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)的(de)肚子(dùzi)叫(jiào)得(de)如同(rútóng)打雷(dǎléi)。

    Yes. My stomach rumbles like thunder.

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2 examples
01

死(sǐ)亡(wáng)就(jiù)如(rú)同(tóng)做(zuò)梦(mèng)一(yí)样(yàng)。

Death is like dreaming.

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

02

时(shí)间(jiān)如(rú)同(tóng)流(liú)水(shuǐ)，一(yí)去(qù)不(bù)回(huí)头(tóu)。

Time is like flowing water, once gone it never returns.

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