一 yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
一样
yíyàng
the same, alike
Characters in this word
样 yàng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这两本书一样。 Zhè liǎng běn shū yíyàng. These two books are the same.
- 这两个杯子一样。 Zhè liǎng ge bēizi yíyàng. These two cups are the same.
- 今天跟昨天一样热。 Jīntiān gēn zuótiān yíyàng rè. Today is as hot as yesterday.
- 他跟我一样高。 Tā gēn wǒ yíyàng gāo. He is as tall as me.
- 这两个书包一样吗？ Zhè liǎng gè shūbāo yíyàng ma? Are these two schoolbags the same?
- 李月和王明一样大。 Lǐ Yuè hé Wáng Míng yíyàng dà. Li Yue and Wang Ming are the same age.
- 这里的菜跟家里的一样。 Zhèlǐ de cài gēn jiālǐ de yíyàng. The food here is the same as at home.
- 他们的名字不一样。 Tāmen de míngzi bù yíyàng. Their names are not the same.
- 小王跟我一样喜欢打球。 Xiǎo Wáng gēn wǒ yíyàng xǐhuan dǎqiú. Xiao Wang likes playing ball just like me.
- 妹妹买了一样的衣服。 Mèimei mǎile yíyàng de yīfu. Younger sister bought the same clothes.
Related words
- 一 yī one
- 一半 yíbàn half
- 一会儿 yíhuìr a moment, a little while
- 一块儿 yíkuàir together
- 一下儿 yíxiàr a bit, briefly (after a verb)
- 一边 yìbiān one side; while (doing two things at once)
- 一点儿 yìdiǎnr a little, a bit
- 一起 yìqǐ together
- 一些 yìxiē some, a few
- 不一定 bù yídìng not necessarily
- 不一会儿 bùyíhuìr in a short while
- 一部分 yí bùfen one part