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同样tóng yàngsame; equal; similar

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同样 (tóng yàng) means "same," "equal," or "similar." It describes two things that match, as in 同样的问题 for the same problem. It can also work like "similarly," "also," or "too" before a verb, as in 他同样喜欢 for he likes it too. You can use it to compare people or things.

What does 同样 mean?

  1. 1.

    same; equal; similaradjective

  2. 2.

    similarly; also; tooadverb

What do the characters in 同样 mean?

  • 同same
  • 样manner

How do you use 同样?

同样 can come before 的 + noun to mean the same thing, and it can come before a verb to mean also.

Patterns

  • 同样 + 的 + Noun

    我和他买了同样的书。

    Wǒ hé tā mǎi le tóngyàng de shū.

    He and I bought the same book.

  • 同样 + Verb/Adjective

    这两个问题同样重要。

    Zhè liǎng gè wèntí tóngyàng zhòngyào.

    These two questions are equally important.

What are some examples of 同样 in a sentence?

  1. 我和他买了同样的书。

    Wǒ hé tā mǎi le tóngyàng de shū.

    He and I bought the same book.

  2. 这两个问题同样重要。

    Zhè liǎng gè wèntí tóngyàng zhòngyào.

    These two questions are equally important.

  3. 哥哥喜欢游泳,弟弟同样喜欢游泳。

    Gēge xǐhuan yóuyǒng, dìdi tóngyàng xǐhuan yóuyǒng.

    My older brother likes swimming, and my younger brother likes swimming too.

How is 同样 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你看,小王穿的衣服和我的一样。

    Nǐ kàn, Xiǎo Wáng chuān de yīfu hé wǒ de yíyàng.

    Look, the clothes Xiao Wang is wearing are like mine.

  2. Speaker B:

    对,他上个星期在同样的商店买的。

    Duì, tā shàng gè xīngqī zài tóngyàng de shāngdiàn mǎi de.

    Right, he bought them at the same store last week.

  3. Speaker A:

    那家商店的衣服便宜吗?

    Nà jiā shāngdiàn de yīfu piányi ma?

    Are the clothes at that store cheap?

  4. Speaker B:

    很便宜,鞋子同样便宜。

    Hěn piányi, xiézi tóngyàng piányi.

    Very cheap, and the shoes are cheap too.

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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.