A 跟 / 和 B 一样 (the same as)
"Just like mine"
- How do you say two things are the same — or equally big?
- Link them with with / and跟 (or and / with和) and same一样.
A + with / and跟 / and / with和 + B + same一样
- Pattern: Noun 1 + with / and跟 / and / with和 + Noun 2 + same一样 (+ Adjective).
your home你家as跟my home我家the same一样big大。
- same一样see 大夫大 = "equally big" — the adjective goes after same一样.
Practice
Arrange: “Your place is just as big as mine.”
N1 + 跟 + N2 + 一样 + Adj: 你家 + 跟 + 我家 + 一样 + 大.
Practice
Where does the adjective go?
The adjective follows 一样: 一样大, 一样高.
Saying they're not the same
- Put not不 before same一样 to negate.
Beijing北京的weather天气and和Shanghai上海not不the same一样。
- A with / and跟 B not不same一样 = "A isn't the same as B."
Explore
Correct or broken?
A 跟 B 一样 (+ adjective): 一样 comes before the quality being compared.
Practice
To say two things are not the same, add ____ before 一样.
Negate with 不: A 跟 B 不一样.
Watch out
Watch out
The adjective comes after same一样 (same一样see 大夫大 ✓, not see 大夫大same一样). with / and跟 and and / with和 are interchangeable here.
Practice
跟 and 和 can both link the two nouns here.
Yes — 跟 and 和 are interchangeable in this pattern.
Recap
Key idea
- N1 + with / and跟 / and / with和 + N2 + same一样 (+ Adj) — "as … as / the same"
- Adjective goes after same一样 (same一样high高)
- Negate with not不: A with / and跟 B not不same一样
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — same一样.