像…一样
Pattern
A 像 B 一样 + predicate
Key words
Core idea
像…一样 means “like...” or “just like...”
The thing being compared to sits between 像 and 一样. The predicate after that says what quality or action is similar.
When to use it
Use this pattern for resemblance in appearance, behavior, manner, or degree.
It can compare people, objects, events, or ways of doing something.
Compare with equality
跟…一样 often says two things are the same in some respect. 像…一样 emphasizes resemblance: one thing is like another.
Examples
他像爸爸一样高。
Tā xiàng bàba yíyàng gāo.
He is tall like his father.
这件衣服像新的一样。
Zhè jiàn yīfu xiàng xīn de yíyàng.
This piece of clothing looks like new.
她说话像老师一样清楚。
Tā shuōhuà xiàng lǎoshī yíyàng qīngchu.
She speaks clearly like a teacher.
Common mistakes
Avoid
她说话像一样老师清楚。
Use
她说话像老师一样清楚。
The noun being compared to sits between 像 and 一样.
Seen in stories
The Interview With No Guest
节目播出以后，听众留言说这像一张会说话的校园地图。
After the program airs, listeners comment that it is like a campus map that can speak.
The Quiet Final Broadcast
阿森接着说，别再怕安静了，安静有时更像回答。
A Sen continues, stop fearing quiet; quiet sometimes feels more like an answer.
The Replica That Looked Real
它像真文物一样旧，边上还有细细的裂纹。
It looks old like a real artifact, with fine cracks along the edge.
The Replica That Looked Real
她紧张得像第一次考试一样，马上叫来另一位实习生。
She is nervous like it is her first exam and immediately calls another intern over.
The Replica That Looked Real
小林说：“它摆得像昨天就在这里一样。”
Xiao Lin says, “It is placed as if it was already here yesterday.”
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The Replica That Looked Real
碗底有一个很小的训练编号，颜色像灰尘一样淡。
On the bottom is a tiny training number, with color as faint as dust.
The Sound Behind the Painting
声音像小钟一样，一下一下从墙里传出来。
The sound is like a small bell, coming out from the wall one beat at a time.
The Sound Behind the Painting
小林说，这个声音让小博物馆像醒了一样。
Xiao Lin says this sound makes the tiny museum seem as if it has woken up.
Even the Security Guard Danced
连蛋糕都切成小方块，像会议资料一样整齐。
Even the cake is cut into small squares, as neat as meeting materials.
Just Like the Old Photo
爸爸说，大家要站得像旧照片一样整齐。
Dad says everyone should stand neatly like in the old photo.
Just Like the Old Photo
弟弟的外套颜色变了，可是表情像小时候一样认真。
The younger brother's jacket color has changed, but his expression is as serious as when he was little.
Just Like the Old Photo
妈妈一直笑，因为爸爸还是像以前一样站错边。
Mom keeps laughing because Dad still stands on the wrong side like before.
Just Like the Old Photo
阿宁发现，旧照片里远处的年轻人像他一样戴着同一顶帽子。
A Ning notices the young man in the distance of the old photo is wearing the same hat as him.
Just Like the Old Photo
他当时也像今天一样，帮旅客拍了一整天照片。
Back then, just like today, he spent the whole day taking photos for travelers.
Just Like the Old Photo
新照片洗出来以后，大家觉得车站像记忆一样没有离开。
After the new photo is printed, everyone feels the station has not left, just like memory.