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一样

yī yàng

Old HSK 3 HSK 3.0 level 3 2-character word Traditional 一樣

一样 (yī yàng) means "same". It is an HSK 3.0 level 3 word, and was HSK 3 in the old six-level list.

What 一样 means

1. same
2. like
3. equal to
4. the same as
5. just like

How 一样 is used in grammar

一样 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• 跟/和…一样/不一样: same as/different from (HSK 4)

The characters in 一样

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 样yàngmanner; pattern; way

Example sentences

• 都一样。
  It's all the same.
• 反正一样。
  Makes no difference anyway.
• 像傻瓜一样！
  You're just like a fool!
• 这次不一样。
  This time it's different.
• 价钱都一样吗？
  Jiàqian dōu yīyàng ma?
  Are all the prices the same?
• 就当在家一样。
  Make yourself at home.

Words containing 一样

• 不一样bù yī yàngdifferent; distinctive; unlike
• 反正一样fǎn zhèng yī yàngwhether it's right or wrong doesn't make a lot of difference…
• 不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu(saying) a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent

Where 一样 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Sequence, Similarity & Remaining Words (HSK 3), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 3 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read yī yàng correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.