HSK · Level 38
120 words
Chinese word
同样
Pronunciation
Pinyintóng yàng
Meaning
- adverblikewise
Example
别人能做到，我也同样能做到。bié rén néng zuò dào wǒ yě tóng yàng néng zuò dào
If others can do it, I can do it as well.
More examples
他喜欢这本书，我同样喜欢。tā xǐ huān zhè běn shū wǒ tóng yàng xǐ huān
He likes this book, and I like it as well.
Core concept
A second action, quality, or result lines up with the first in the same way or to the same degree.
Common phrases
同样也tóng yàng yě
in the same way
同样地tóng yàng dì
in the same way
Similar words
一样yí yàng: Showing that a later action, quality, or result is the same as one already mentioned.
也yě: Also, showing that another person or thing has the same situation or does the same action.
Definition in Chinese
表示在方式、程度或结果上与前述事物相同，可作副词，常置于动词或形容词前后表示一致。biǎo shì zài fāng shì chéng dù huò jié guǒ shàng yǔ qián shù shì wù xiāng tóng kě zuò fù cí cháng zhì yú dòng cí huò xíng róng cí qián hòu biǎo shì yí zhì
Word origin
同 (tóng, "same") + 样 (yàng, "form or manner") gives the idea of matching the first thing's form or manner.
Usage tips
- When a sentence compares two people or actions, placing this adverb before the second verb clearly links that part to the earlier pattern.
Other meanings
- equallyadverb
Opposites
- 相反地xiāng fǎn dìon the contraryadverb
Related words
- 同样的tóng yàng desameadjective