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title: "像…一样/似的 in Chinese Grammar: Like …, With Examples"
description: "像…一样/似的: like …; as … as …. 像 X 一样 compares something to X. 4 real lines from stories, each word explained."
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author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# 像…一样/似的

Like …; as … as …

像 X 一样 compares something to X.

## In stories

蓝色的字在水里慢慢地化开了，**像眼泪一样**。

[楼下（上） · Downstairs (part 1)](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/grandmas-notebook-downstairs-part-1#library-word-883-888) HSK 3

他**像吃豆子一样**，一口一个，把金丹都吃完了。

[大闹天宫 · Havoc in Heaven](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/havoc-in-heaven-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-7#library-word-350-356) HSK 3

里面有一张旧照片：一个奶奶站在六号楼上面，旁边都是花，她笑得**像太阳一样**。

[七楼 · 第十一天 · The Seventh Floor, Episode 11: The Iron Door Opens](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-11-the-iron-door-opens#library-word-53-58) HSK 3

他什么也不说，**像电视里的警察一样**。

[七楼 · 第十五天 · The Seventh Floor, Episode 15: Half a Character](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-15-half-a-character#library-word-157-166) HSK 3

[Read 楼下（上）](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/grandmas-notebook-downstairs-part-1#library-word-883-888)

## More patterns

- […的时候 when …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/de-shihou)
- [是…的 (emphasis) it was … that (stresses when, where, how or who)](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/shi-de)
- [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)

## What does 像…一样/似的 mean in Chinese?

Like …; as … as …. 像 X 一样 compares something to X.

## How common is 像…一样/似的?

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)
- [Measure words](https://mandarinthewild.com/measure-words)
- [How hard is this text?](https://mandarinthewild.com/text-level)
- [Free Chinese stories](https://mandarinthewild.com/library)

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