Adverbs with AdjectivesHSK 3

Basic comparisons with 一样

To say that two things are the same, use the pattern Noun 1 + 跟/和 + Noun 2 + 一样. The word 一样 means 'the same' and always comes after the second noun. For negation, simply put 不 before 一样 — not before 跟 or 和.

Structure

Noun 1 + 跟 / 和 + Noun 2 + 一样

Examples

  • 我和你一样
    Wǒ hé nǐ yīyàng .
    I am the same as you.
  • 他的性格跟他妈妈一样
    Tā de xìnggé gēn tā māma yīyàng .
    He has the same personality as his mom.
  • 北京的天气和上海不一样
    Běijīng de tiānqì hé Shànghǎi bù yīyàng .
    The weather in Beijing and the weather in Shanghai are not alike.
  • 这个词的意思和那个词一样吗?
    Zhège cí de yìsi hé nàge cí yīyàng ma?
    Are the meanings of this word and that word the same?
  • 美国文化跟中国文化不一样
    Měiguó wénhuà gēn Zhōngguó wénhuà bù yīyàng .
    American culture and Chinese culture are not the same.

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