一样 (yíyàng) means Same (alike - equal). Below are 24 of the 35 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他跟他哥哥 一样 高。
Tā gēn tā gēge yíyàng gāo.
He is as tall as his older brother.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 一样
这两件衣服颜色 一样 。
Zhè liǎng jiàn yīfu yánsè yíyàng.
These two pieces of clothing are the same colour.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 一样
各地的风俗不 一样 。
Gèdì de fēngsú bù yíyàng.
Customs differ from place to place.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 风俗
各国的习惯都不 一样 。
Gè guó de xíguàn dōu bù yíyàng.
Every country has different customs.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 各
大家的看法不太 一样 。
Dàjiā de kànfǎ bú tài yíyàng.
Everyone's views differ somewhat.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 看法
他有钢铁 一样 的意志。
Tā yǒu gāngtiě yíyàng de yìzhì.
He has a will of steel.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 钢铁
他跑得简直像风 一样 。
Tā pǎo de jiǎnzhí xiàng fēng yíyàng.
He runs quite simply like the wind.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 简直
南北方的口味不 一样 。
Nán běi fāng de kǒuwèi bù yíyàng.
Northern and southern tastes are different.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 口味
各地的习俗都不 一样 。
Gèdì de xísú dōu bù yíyàng.
Customs differ from place to place.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 习俗
露珠像珍珠 一样 闪亮。
Lùzhū xiàng zhēnzhū yíyàng shǎnliàng.
The dewdrops glisten like pearls.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 珍珠
实际情况跟计划不 一样 。
Shíjì qíngkuàng gēn jìhuà bù yíyàng.
The real situation is different from the plan.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 实际
两个人的性格不太 一样 。
Liǎng ge rén de xìnggé bú tài yíyàng.
The two of them have rather different personalities.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 性格
每个人的观点都不 一样 。
Měi ge rén de guāndiǎn dōu bù yíyàng.
Everyone has a different viewpoint.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 观点
这批零件的规格不 一样 。
Zhè pī língjiàn de guīgé bù yíyàng.
The specifications of these parts differ.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 规格
每个人的审美都不 一样 。
Měi ge rén de shěnměi dōu bù yíyàng.
Everyone's taste is different.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 审美
结果和我们预料的 一样 。
Jiéguǒ hé wǒmen yùliào de yíyàng.
The result was just as we anticipated.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 预料
他好像凭空蒸发了 一样 。
Tā hǎoxiàng píngkōng zhēngfā le yíyàng.
He seemed to have vanished into thin air.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 蒸发
他还像从前 一样 爱开玩笑。
Tā hái xiàng cóngqián yíyàng ài kāi wánxiào.
He still likes joking, just as he used to.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 从前
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From the graded readers
我说：“跟我这里的 一样 。”
wǒ shuō:" gēn wǒ zhèlǐ de / dì yíyàng."
I said, "It's the same as mine here."
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Mid-Autumn Festival
我把这个想法告诉几个朋友的时候，反应差不多都 一样 。
wǒ bǎ zhège xiǎngfǎ gàosu jǐge péngyou de / dì shíhou, fǎnyìng chàbuduō dōu yíyàng.
When I told a few friends the idea, the reaction was much the same from all of them.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Decision at Thirty
From the travel phrasebook
和样品不 一样 。
Hé yàngpǐn bù yíyàng.
It isn't the same as the sample.
Travel phrasebook · Quality problems and claims
收到的和图片不 一样 。
Shōudào de hé túpiàn bù yíyàng.
What arrived isn't what the photo showed.
Travel phrasebook · Sourcing online (1688 and Alibaba)
From the grammar library
一样 appears in 35 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Questions about 一样
How is 一样 used in a sentence?
This page shows 35 sentences using 一样 (yíyàng, "Same (alike - equal)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 一样 an HSK word?
Yes — 一样 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 一样?
The dictionary page for 一样 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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