跟/和…一样/不一样: same as/different from
Meaning: same as / different from
Structures:
1. A + 跟 + B + 一样 (A and B are the same)
2. A + 跟 + B + 一样 + adj (A is as adj as B)
3. A + 跟 + B + 不一样 (A and B are different)
✅ 她的声音跟她妈妈的一样好听。(Her voice is as pleasant as her mother's.)
✅ 这里的冬天跟我家乡的完全不一样。(Winters here are totally different from my hometown.)
Contrast with 比:
- 跟…一样 adj = equal comparison (same degree)
- 比 adj = more/less (different degree)
❌ 他跟我一样高多了。(cannot add 多了 to 一样)
Worked examples
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | What it shows |
|---|---|---|---|
| 她的声音跟她妈妈的一样好听，让人听了很舒服。 | Tā de shēng yīn gēn tā māma de yī yàng hǎo tīng, ràng rén tīng le hěn shū fu. | Her voice is as pleasant as her mother's — very easy on the ears. | A 跟 B 一样 adj: equal comparison; no 多了/一点 can be added |
| 这两件衬衫的价格跟款式完全一样，只有颜色不同。 | Zhè liǎng jiàn chèn shān de jià gé gēn kuǎn shì wán quán yī yàng, zhǐ yǒu yán sè bù tóng. | These two shirts are identical in price and style — only the colour differs. | 一样 as predicate: A跟B一样 (= they are the same) without adj |
| 他的想法跟我的完全不一样，我们需要再讨论一下。 | Tā de xiǎng fǎ gēn wǒ de wán quán bù yī yàng, wǒ men xū yào zài tǎo lùn yī xià. | His ideas are completely different from mine — we need to discuss further. | 不一样 = different from; 完全 intensifies the difference |
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