VocabularyHSK 3 · core

一样

yíyàng

same

Part of speech · adjective

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Examples

我们想法一样。
Our thoughts are the same.
不一样!
It's different!

Collocations

一样的不一样完全一样

Mnemonic

一样 yíyàng "same, alike" — 一 (one) + 样 (form, traditional 樣) = "one form". Pattern: A 和 B 一样 ("A is the same as B"). Antonym: 不一样 / 不同. Cognate of Japanese 一様 ichiyō.

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"A and B are the same"?