(yí yàng) - same, alike, equally in Mandarin
yíyàngTraditional: 一樣
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Translation
same, alike, equally
Word origin
A compound of 一 (yī, 'one') and 样 (yàng, 'kind, manner'), meaning 'of one kind, the same'. 样 is a phono-semantic compound of 木 (mù, 'wood') with 羊 (yáng) as the phonetic.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 一 (yī, 'one') + 样 (yàng, 'kind'; 木 wood + 羊 yáng phonetic)
Stroke order
一
样
Examples
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We are the same height.
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Are these two the same?
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Not the same.
口。
Our tastes are not the same.
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Today's weather is as cold as yesterday's.
一样 (yí yàng) means same, alike, equally. It is used as a adjective in everyday Mandarin speech.
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