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title: "跟/和…一样 in Chinese Grammar: The same as …, With Examples"
description: "跟/和…一样: the same as …. 跟 X 一样 means \"the same as X\"; add an adjective after it for \"as … as\". 4 real lines from stories, each word explained."
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# 跟/和…一样

The same as …

跟 X 一样 means "the same as X"; add an adjective after it for "as … as".

## In stories

她看了看旁边的男人，说：“我要**和他一样**的。”

[我听不懂 · How to say “I don’t understand” in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-say-i-dont-understand-in-chinese#library-word-213-217) HSK 2

**跟外婆的画一样**。

[上海弄堂（一） · The Shanghai lane (part 1)](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/grandmas-notebook-book-2-shanghai-lane-part-1#library-word-869-876) HSK 3

第一个字**和第二个字是一样**的。

[楼下（下） · Downstairs (part 2)](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/grandmas-notebook-downstairs-part-2#library-word-672-680) HSK 3

齐天大圣，意思就是我**和天一样**高！”

[齐天大圣 · Great Sage Equal to Heaven](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/great-sage-equal-to-heaven-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-6#library-word-413-417) HSK 3

[Read 我听不懂](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-say-i-dont-understand-in-chinese#library-word-213-217)

## More patterns

- [一…就… as soon as …, …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yi-jiu)
- [verb + 一 + verb … a little; give it a try](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/v-yi-v)
- [一…，…就… as soon as …, …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yi-comma-jiu)
- [一 + measure word (+ noun) + 也/都 + 不/没 not a single …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yi-cl-ye-bu)
- [像…一样/似的 like …; as … as …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/xiang-yiyang)
- [一 + measure + (noun) + 也/都 + negative not even …; not a single one](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yi-ye-bu)

## What does 跟/和…一样 mean in Chinese?

The same as …. 跟 X 一样 means "the same as X"; add an adjective after it for "as … as".

## How common is 跟/和…一样?

It comes up in 20 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

## Does it correct my mistakes?

No. It shows which patterns a text uses and what each one does; it doesn’t mark errors. Paste a sentence you wrote to see whether it uses the pattern you meant.

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- [Chinese dictionary](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-dictionary)
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- [Free Chinese stories](https://mandarinthewild.com/library)

Patterns found by our own parser; lines from our free Library.