一样yí yàngsame; equal to
一样 (yí yàng) means "same" or "equal to." It also means "just like" or "the same as" when it compares two things, as in 跟……一样 (the same as). This entry covers those two senses: saying things are the same, and saying one thing is just like another.
What does 一样 mean?
- 1.
same; equal toadjective
- 2.
just like; the same asadjective
What do the characters in 一样 mean?
- 一one; single
- 样kind; type
How do you use 一样?
Use A 跟 B 一样 to say A is the same as B.
Patterns
A 跟 B 一样
我跟你一样,也喜欢喝茶。
Wǒ gēn nǐ yí yàng, yě xǐhuan hē chá.
Just like you, I like drinking tea too.
A 跟 B 一样 + adjective
他跟他爸爸一样高。
Tā gēn tā bàba yí yàng gāo.
He is as tall as his dad.
What are some examples of 一样 in a sentence?
How is 一样 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你喜欢喝什么?
Nǐ xǐhuan hē shénme?
What do you like to drink?
- Speaker B:
我喜欢喝茶。
Wǒ xǐhuan hē chá.
I like tea.
- Speaker A:
我跟你一样,也喜欢喝茶。
Wǒ gēn nǐ yíyàng, yě xǐhuan hē chá.
Same as you, I like tea too.
- Speaker B:
太好了,我们一起喝吧。
Tài hǎo le, wǒmen yìqǐ hē ba.
Great, let's have some together.
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- 跟gēnwithHSK 2
- 和hé(joining two nouns) and; together with; withHSK 1
- 像xiàngto resemble; to be likeHSK 3
- 两liǎngtwoHSK 1
- 一般yì bānso-soHSK 3
- 一定yí dìngsurely; certainly; definitelyHSK 3
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.