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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

一样 [yíyàng]
  1. 1. adjective same
    他俩爱好一样。
    They have the same hobbies.
    两个人成绩一样好。
    Their results are equally good.
    姐俩性格完全不一样。
    The sisters' personalities are completely different.
    这位老人的头发像雪一样白。
    The old man's hair is as white as snow.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

一样 [yíyàng]
  1. 1. the same; alike; as...as...
    哥儿俩相貌一样，脾气也一样。
    The two brothers are alike in appearance and temperament.
    谁去都一样。
    It won't make any difference who goes.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

一样 [yíyàng]
  1. 1. 形 情况相同，没有差别
    处境一样。
  2. 2. 助 附在动词或名词性词语之后，表示比喻或者说明情况相似，相当于"似的"
    飞一样地跑了。
    再也不过牛马一样的生活了。
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Examples

咱们村跟从前大不一样了。
Our village is very different from what it was before.
孩子们打扮得像春天的花朵一样。
The gaily-dressed children looked like spring flowers.
今天的活儿跟往常一样。
Our job today is the same as before.
要在茫茫人海中找到他，就像海底捞针一样难。
Trying to find him in such a huge crowd of people is as difficult as looking for a needle in a haystack.
他和我一样高。
He's the same height as I.
审问这个惯犯就跟挤牙膏一样。
To interrogate this hardened criminal, you have to squeeze every word out of him.
他的价值观念跟我不一样。
He has different values than I do.
像马一样健壮
as strong as a horse
粗粮细粮一样吃，别那么娇气。
Coarse grain is just as good as fine. Don't be so finicky.
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Word Decomposition

一
[yī] 		+ 样
[yàng]

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