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HSK 2

比较句3

bǐ jiào jù 3

Comparative sentences with 跟…一样/相同 (the same as)

Explanation

This is a comparative sentence used to say that two things are the SAME. '跟' (gēn) means 'with', and '一样' (yíyàng) and '相同' (xiāngtóng) both mean 'the same'.

Structure

(1) A + 跟 (gēn) + B + 一样/相同 → says A and B are the same: 我的爱好跟姐姐一样 (my hobbies are the same as my sister's). (2) A + 跟 + B + 一样 + adjective → says they are the same in a specific respect: 姐姐跟妹妹一样可爱 (the older sister is as cute as the younger sister).

When to use

when asserting that two people/things are alike, or alike in a certain quality (tall, pretty, cute...). To make it NEGATIVE, add '不' before '一样': 不一样 (bù yíyàng, not the same).

Note

you can replace '跟' with '和' (hé, and), as in 哥哥和弟弟一样高.

Common mistakes

(1) when adding an adjective, the adjective goes AFTER '一样' (一样高 = equally tall); Vietnamese learners often put it in the wrong order (*高一样*). (2) The negative form is 不一样, placing '不' BEFORE '一样', not split up in the wrong place. (3) Do not confuse this sentence (being the same) with the '比' sentence (comparing more or less).

Examples

（1）A跟B一样/相同
（1）AgēnByíyàng/xiāngtóng

Formula 1: A 跟 (gēn, with) B 一样/相同 (the same)

我的爱好跟姐姐一样。
wǒdeàihàogēnjiějieyíyàng。

My hobbies are the same as my older sister's.

他的想法跟我相同。
tādexiǎngfǎgēnwǒxiāngtóng。

His way of thinking is the same as mine.

哥哥的手机跟我的不一样。
gēgedeshǒujīgēnwǒdebùyíyàng。

My older brother's phone is different from mine.

我跟她一样，都是这个学校的学生。
wǒgēntāyíyàng，dōushìzhègexuéxiàodexuéshēng。

I am the same as her, we are both students of this school.

（2）A跟B一样+形容词
（2）AgēnByíyàng+xíngróngcí

Formula 2: A 跟 B 一样 + adjective (the same in a certain quality)

姐姐跟妹妹一样可爱。
jiějiegēnmèimeiyíyàngkěài。

The older sister is as cute as the younger sister.

哥哥和弟弟不一样高。
gēgehédìdibùyíyànggāo。

The older brother and the younger brother are not the same height.

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Learn “比较句3” effectively

The grammar point “比较句3” (Comparative sentences with 跟…一样/相同 (the same as)) is one of the key structures at HSK 2. To use it fluently, you need to understand the contexts where it's used and practice regularly.

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