HSK · Level 31
135 words
Chinese word
如同
Pronunciation
Pinyinrú tóng
Meaning
- conjunctionas if
Example
那一刻如同时间停止。nà yí kè rú tóng shí jiān tíng zhǐ
At that moment, it was as if time had stopped.
More examples
听到消息，他心里如同过节一样高兴。tīng dào xiāo xī tā xīn lǐ rú tóng guò jié yí yàng gāo xìng
Hearing the news, he was as happy as if it were a festival.
Core concept
A bridge that places two situations side by side to show how closely they match.
Common phrases
如同一样rú tóng yí yàng
just like
如同一般rú tóng yì bān
just like
Similar words
好像hǎo xiàng: Expresses a perceived resemblance in a natural, conversational way.
仿佛fǎng fú: Suggests a vague resemblance through a mildly literary expression.
就像jiù xiàng: Builds a clear analogy by showing that one situation is just like another.
Definition in Chinese
表示把一件事比作另一件事，强调两者情形或程度的相似，常用于句中连接成分，书面或正式语境较多见。biǎo shì bǎ yí jiàn shì bǐ zuò lìng yí jiàn shì qiáng diào liáng zhě qíng xíng huò chéng dù de xiāng sì cháng yòng yú jù zhōng lián jiē chéng fèn shū miàn huò zhèng shì yǔ jìng jiào duō jiàn
Word origin
如 (rú, "resemble") + 同 (tóng, "same") creates the image of one situation being treated as closely matching another.
Usage tips
- In everyday speech, this connector sounds more formal than common conversational comparison words, so it often appears in polished narration and writing.
Other meanings
- just likeadverb