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(tóng yàng) - same, similarly, likewise in Mandarin

tóngyàng

Traditional: 同样

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Translation

same, similarly, likewise

Word origin

A compound of 同 (tóng) 'same, together' and 樣 (yàng) 'appearance, kind'. 同 encloses 口 within a frame, suggesting agreement of mouths; 樣 has 木 (wood) as radical with a phonetic body. Together they mean 'the same, likewise'.

Origin
compound
Root
同 (tóng, same) + 樣 (yàng, kind: 木 wood + phonetic)

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Examples

I have the same feeling.

We made the same mistake.

The same problem has come up again.

These two books have the same content.

I like this song just the same.

同样 (tóng yàng) means same, similarly or likewise.

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This word is part of lesson 20.