Word: 一样 (yīyàng)

不同国家的经济体制并不一样。

Bùtóng guójiā de jīngjìtǐzhì bìng bù yíyàng.

Different countries have different economic systems.

不同地域的人，口味也不一样。

Bùtóng dìyù de rén, kǒuwèi yě bù yíyàng.

People from different regions have different tastes in food.

不管你怎么做，结果都一样。

Bùguǎn nǐ zěnme zuò, jiéguǒ dōu yíyàng.

Regardless what you may do, the outcome will still be the same.

不要像一个孩子一样哭泣了。

Búyào xiàng yí gè háizi yíyàng kūqìle.

There's no need to cry like a child.

两泡狗尿，一样的味儿

liǎng pào gǒu niào, yíyàng de wèir

two puddles of dog urine: the same smell

为什么它应该要变得不一样？

Wèishénme tā yīnggāi yào biànde bù yíyàng?

Why should it be different?

二战以后，世界就不一样了。

Èrzhàn yǐhòu, shìjiè jiù bù yíyàng le.

After the Second World War, the world was different.

人类学和历史学有什么不一样？

Rénlèixué hé lìshǐxué yǒu shénme bù yíyàng?

What's the difference between anthropology and history?

今天天气很好，和明天一样。

Jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo, hé míngtiān yíyàng.

The weather today is great, as it will be tomorrow.

今天跟昨天一样热。

Jīntiān gēn zuótiān yíyàng rè.

It is as hot a day as yesterday.

他从路上捡起一样白色的东西。

Tā cóng lùshang jiǎn qǐ yíyàng báisè de dōngxi.

He picked up something white on the street.

他们两地分居，像牛郎织女一样。

Tāmen liǎngdì fēnjū, xiàng niúlángzhīnǚ yíyàng.

They live in different cities, like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.

他们的文化背景不一样。

Tāmen de wénhuà bèijǐng bù yíyàng.

Their cultural backgrounds are different.

他们都像这一样吗？

Tāmen dōu xiàng zhè yíyàng ma?

Are they all like this?

他们都是一样的吗？

Tāmen dōu shì yíyàng de ma?

Are they all the same?

他们都是一样的大小。

Tāmen dōu shì yíyàng de dàxiǎo.

They are all of a size.

他像国王一样开心。

Tā xiàng guówáng yíyàng kāixīn.

He is as happy as a king.

他像木偶一样，只会听别人的话。

Tā xiàng mù'ǒu yíyàng, zhǐ huì tīng biéren de huà.

He's like a puppet, only doing what others tell him.

他和从前不一样。

Tā hé cóngqián bù yíyàng.

He is different from what he used to be.

他和他爸爸一样高。

Tā hé tā bàba yíyàng gāo.

He is as tall as his father.

他和以前一样话多。

Tā hé yǐqián yíyàng huà duō.

He is as talkative as ever.

他和她一样高。

Tā hé tā yíyàng gāo.

He is as tall as her.

他和我一样高。

Tā hé wǒ yíyàng gāo.

He is as tall as I.

他开车像个疯子一样。

Tā kāichē xiàng gè fēngzi yíyàng.

He drives like a madman.

他想过一种和常人一样的生活。

Tā xiǎngguo yìzhǒng hé chángrén yíyàng de shēnghuó.

He wants to live a life like that of an ordinary person.

他打扮得像女人一样。

Tā dǎban de xiàng nǚrén yíyàng.

He disguised himself as a woman.

他来还是不来，结果是一样的。

Tā lái háishi bù lái, jiéguǒ shì yíyàng de.

Whether he comes or not, the result will be the same.

他的书和他父亲的一样多。

Tā de shū hé tā fùqīn de yíyàng duō.

He has as many books as his father does.

他的牙齿白得像珍珠一样。

Tā de yáchǐ bái de xiàng zhēnzhū yíyàng.

His teeth are white like a pearl.

他给了跟以前一样的回答。

Tā gěi le gēn yǐqián yíyàng de huídá.

He gave the same answer as before.

他能像海豚一样游泳。

Tā néng xiàng hǎitún yíyàng yóuyǒng.

He can swim like a dolphin.

他能跑得和我一样快。

Tā néng pǎo de hé wǒ yíyàng kuài.

He can run as fast as I can.

他表现得像疯了一样。

Tā biǎoxiàn de xiàng fēngle yíyàng.

He behaves as if he were insane.

他装得像国王一样。

Tā zhuāng de xiàng guówáng yíyàng.

He acts as if he were a king.

他说得好像知道这个秘密一样。

Tā shuō de hǎoxiàng zhīdào zhège mìmì yíyàng.

He talks as if he knew the secret.

他跑得跟你一样快。

Tā pǎo de gēn nǐ yíyàng kuài.

He runs as fast as you.

他跟他兄弟一样聪明。

Tā gēn tā xiōngdì yíyàng cōngming.

He isn't less clever than his brother.

他跟你一样喜欢棒球。

Tā gēn nǐ yíyàng xǐhuan bàngqiú.

He as well as you likes baseball.

他跟我很不一样。

Tā gēn wǒ hěn bù yíyàng.

He's very different to me.

他跟我想的不一样。

Tā gēn wǒ xiǎng de bù yíyàng.

He wasn't the same as I thought he'd be.

价钱都一样吗？

Jiàqian dōu yíyàng ma?

Are all the prices the same?

你会琴棋书画中的哪一样？

Nǐ huì qínqíshūhuà zhōng de nǎ yíyàng?

Which of the four classical arts can you do?

你和我一样高。

Nǐ hé wǒ yíyàng gāo.

You are as tall as I am.

你总是跟蜜蜂一样地忙碌。

Nǐ zǒngshì gēn mìfēng yíyàng de mánglù.

You are always as busy as a bee.

你的情况和我一样。

Nǐ de qíngkuàng hé wǒ yíyàng.

Your situation is the same as mine.

你的方法和我的不一样。

Nǐ de fāngfǎ hé wǒ de bù yíyàng.

Your method is different from mine.

你的电脑和我的一样。

Nǐ de diànnǎo hé wǒ de yíyàng.

Your computer is the same as mine.

你的谎言像报纸一样！

Nǐ de huǎngyán xiàng bàozhǐ yíyàng!

Your lies are just like newspapers!

你的问题和我的一样。

Nǐ de wèntí hé wǒ de yíyàng.

We have the same problem.

你觉得智和知识一样吗？

Nǐ juéde zhì hé zhīshi yíyàng ma?

Do you think wisdom is the same as knowledge?

你跟我一样大。

Nǐ gēn wǒ yíyàng dà.

You and me are the same age.

像傻瓜一样！

Xiàng shǎguā yíyàng!

You're just like a fool!

像我爱你一样爱对方吧。

Xiàng wǒ ài nǐ yíyàng ài duìfāng ba.

As I have loved you, love one another.

像男人一样战斗！

Xiàng nánrén yíyàng zhàndòu!

Fight like a man!

兵马俑的每个脸都不一样。

Bīngmǎyǒng de měige liǎn dōu bù yíyàng.

No two faces in the Terracotta Army are the same.

再做一次，和之前一样。

Zài zuò yícì, hé zhīqián yíyàng.

Do it again, the same as last time.

切糕换粽子,都是一样货

qiēgāo huàn zòngzi,dōu shì yíyàng huò

swapping sliced sticky cake for rice dumplings: they're the same stuff

各地的殡葬习俗很不一样。

Gèdì de bìnzàng xísú hěn bù yíyàng.

Funeral and burial customs differ a lot from place to place.

唢呐里吹出笛子调，响的不一样

suǒnà lǐ chuī chū dízi diào, xiǎng de bù yíyàng

playing a flute tune on a suona: the sound isn't the same

城和乡的生活很不一样。

Chéng hé xiāng de shēnghuó hěn bù yíyàng.

Life in the city and life in the countryside are very different.

塞外的风光和江南很不一样。

Sàiwài de fēngguāng hé Jiāngnán hěn bù yíyàng.

The scenery beyond the Great Wall is very different from that south of the Yangtze.

太平洋两岸的气候不一样。

Tàipíngyáng liǎng'àn de qìhòu bù yíyàng.

The climate on the two coasts of the Pacific is different.

她像兔子一样胆小。

Tā xiàng tùzi yíyàng dǎnxiǎo.

She is timid like a rabbit.

她像白雪公主一样漂亮。

Tā xiàng Báixuě Gōngzhǔ yíyàng piàoliang.

She is as beautiful as Snow White.

她可以像海豚一样游泳。

Tā kěyǐ xiàng hǎitún yíyàng yóuyǒng.

She can swim like a dolphin.

她和其他人一样用功。

Tā hé qítā rén yíyàng yònggōng.

She works as hard as anybody does.

她和其他学生一样努力。

Tā hé qítā xuésheng yíyàng nǔlì.

She works as hard as any other student.

她和她妹妹一样亲切。

Tā hé tā mèimei yíyàng qīnqiè.

She is no less kind than her sister is.

她大概跟你一样高。

Tā dàgài gēn nǐ yíyàng gāo.

She's about the same height as you.

她对我好比亲姐姐一样。

Tā duì wǒ hǎobǐ qīn jiějie yíyàng.

She treats me just like a real older sister.

她差不多和你一样高。

Tā chàbùduō hé nǐ yíyàng gāo.

She's almost the same height as you.

她当时像老太太一样低着头走路。

Tā dāngshí xiàng lǎotàitai yíyàng dīzhe tóu zǒulù.

She walked with her head down like an old woman.

她爱我就像我爱她一样。

Tā ài wǒ jiù xiàng wǒ ài tā yíyàng.

She loved me in the same way that I loved her.

她的书和她父亲一样多。

Tā de shū hé tā fùqīn yíyàng duō.

She has as many books as her father does.

她的孩子她都一样爱。

Tā de háizi tā dōu yíyàng ài.

She loved her children alike.

她能和她哥哥游得一样快。

Tā néng hé tā gēge yóu de yíyàng kuài.

She can swim as fast as her brother.

她跟以前不一样了。

Tā gēn yǐqián bù yíyàng le.

She's different to how she was before.

她跟你一样高。

Tā gēn nǐ yíyàng gāo.

She's as tall as you.

她跟她妈妈一样漂亮。

Tā gēn tā māma yíyàng piàoliang.

She is as beautiful as her mother is.

她迟到了，就像往常一样。

Tā chídàole, jiù xiàng wǎngcháng yíyàng.

She arrived late as usual.

孩子想和大人一样表现。

Háizi xiǎng hé dàren yíyàng biǎoxiàn.

Children want to act like grown-ups.

它像婴儿的屁股一样光滑。

Tā xiàng yīng'ér de pìgu yíyàng guānghuá.

It's as smooth as a baby's bottom.

它冷得像冰一样。

Tā lěng de xiàng bīng yíyàng.

It's as cold as ice.

它跟你说的完全一样。

Tā gēn nǐ shuō de wánquán yíyàng.

It's exactly as you say it is.

就好像我在做梦一样。

Jiù hǎoxiàng wǒ zài zuòmèng yíyàng.

It's like I'm dreaming.

山水画的笔法跟人物画不一样。

Shānshuǐhuà de bǐfǎ gēn rénwùhuà bù yíyàng.

The brush technique for landscape painting differs from that for figure painting.

山脉那边的天气不一样。

Shānmài nàbian de tiānqì bù yíyàng.

The weather on the other side of the mountain range is different.

广东话和普通话的发音很不一样。

Guǎngdōnghuà hé pǔtōnghuà de fāyīn hěn bù yíyàng.

Cantonese and Mandarin are pronounced very differently.

德国的面包跟法国的不一样。

Déguó de miànbāo gēn Fǎguó de bù yíyàng.

German bread is different to French bread.

我不可能像你一样。

Wǒ bù kěnéng xiàng nǐ yíyàng.

I could never be like you.

我不赞成将医院像企业一样经营。

Wǒ bú zànchéng jiāng yīyuàn xiàng qǐyè yíyàng jīngyíng.

I don't agree with hospitals being run like businesses.

我不跟以前一样壮了。

Wǒ bù gēn yǐqián yíyàng zhuàngle.

I'm not as strong as I used to be.

我也和你想的一样。

Wǒ yě hé nǐ xiǎng de yíyàng.

We think alike.

我也有一样的感觉。

Wǒ yě yǒu yíyàng de gǎnjué.

I was feeling the same.

我从前和你一样穷。

Wǒ cóngqián hé nǐ yíyàng qióng.

I used to be poor like you.

我们像家人一样亲近。

Wǒmen xiàng jiārén yíyàng qīnjìn.

We are close like family.

我们几乎像兄弟一样。

Wǒmen jīhū xiàng xiōngdì yíyàng.

We're almost like brothers.

我们就像兄弟一样。

Wǒmen jiù xiàng xiōngdì yíyàng.

We're just like brothers.

我们很不一样。

Wǒmen hěn bù yíyàng.

We're very different.

我儿子现在和我一样高了。

Wǒ érzi xiànzài hé wǒ yíyàng gāole.

My son is now as tall as I am.