HSK 3 · Time

一样 yíyàng “the same” in Chinese

Traditional 一樣

What 一样 means

  1. the same
  2. alike
  3. equal to
  4. like
  5. the same as
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • just like

How to say 一样

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale一yí2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale样yàng4th tone, falling

Tone change. 一 is yī on its own. Before a fourth tone it becomes yí, and before the other tones yì. Textbooks write the change in, as here. How tone changes work

一样 in a sentence

  1. 他和他爸爸一样高。

    Tā hé tā bàba yíyàng gāo.

    He is as tall as his father.

    Sentence #343694 from Tatoeba

  2. 你的问题和我的一样。

    Nǐ de wèntí hé wǒ de yíyàng.

    Your problem is the same as mine.

    Sentence #784502 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我们很不一样。

    Wǒmen hěn bù yíyàng.

    We’re very different.

    Sentence #5862130 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 一样 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 一 (yī) drawn as one shape
一yīoneyí in 一样

一 is a single shape of 1 stroke. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidOne stroke for one, the way people once counted with rods.

The character 样 (yàng) with each of its parts in a different colour
样yàngmanner
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 羊sheep · yángSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 羊 (yáng) hints at the sound. Compare it with yàng.

How to write 一样

一 1 strokes · 样 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

一样 (yíyàng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 一样 (yíyàng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 一样

Words with 一

一yī · one一半yībàn · half一些yīxiē · some一点儿yìdiǎnr · a little一起yìqǐ · together第一dìyī · first一下yíxià · (after a verb) briefly一般yìbān · general一定yídìng · surely一共yígòng · altogether

Words with 样

怎么样zěnmeyàng · how is it那样nàyàng · that kind这样zhèyàng · this kind of怎样zěnyàng · how样子yàngzi · appearance同样tóngyàng · likewise样式yàngshì · type模样múyàng · appearance样品yàngpǐn · sample榜样bǎngyàng · role model

More words: Time

一般yìbān · general一定yídìng · surely一共yígòng · altogether一会儿yíhuìr · a while一直yìzhí · always以前yǐqián · before终于zhōngyú · at last周末zhōumò · weekend

FAQs

一样 (yíyàng) means “the same” or “alike”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it yíyàng: yí with a 2nd tone, then yàng with a 4th tone. 一 is yī on its own. Before a fourth tone it becomes yí, and before the other tones yì. Textbooks write the change in, as here. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 一样 is written 一樣. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yiyang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 一样 from the suggestions. Typing yiyang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
一样 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.