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Similar in Chinese

similar · HSK 4

同样 tóng yàng

  1. 同 tóng same
  2. 样 yàng appearance

我们遇到了同样的问题。 We ran into the same problem.

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How do you say similar in Chinese?

Similar in Chinese is 同样 (tóng yàng). You can also say 类似 (lèi sì), 相似 (xiāng sì), 同类 (tóng lèi), 差不多 (chà bu duō).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

Where do these words come from?

The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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