HSK 2 HSK C2/W2/V2/V7-9
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Strokes
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Formula

1
A + 像 + B (—样)
2
A + 像 + B + 这么(那么) + Adjective/Verb phrase
3
A + 像 + B + 那么 + C
4
A + 有 + B + 那么 + C
5
像……(一样)
6
跟……一样

Definition

像 as a Verb, means [look like, seem], is used to express the similarity between two persons or things in some aspects, used in the comparative sentence.

Example

像, the common paterns
1) If there is 一样, 这么 or 那么 in the latter part of a sentence, 像 cannot be preceded by degree adverbs, such as 很, 非常 or 十分,

2) If 像 is preceded and followed by a noun phrase and the two headwords are the same, the one after 像 is usually omitted,

3) If the attributive indicates possession, the structural particle 的 should be used when the headword is omitted.
A + 像 + B (—样) A + 像 + B + 这么(那么) + Adjective/Verb phrase
1
ér
女儿
xiàng
ma
妈妈
  
,
xiàng
ba
爸爸
  

The daughter looks like her mother, doesn't look like her father.

2
Ér  
儿子
zi
xiàng
爸爸
ba
那么
me
  

Son is as tall as his father.

3
Zhè
tiáo
xiàng
tiáo
  
(
  
)
me
那么
kuān
  

This river is as wide as that one.

4
de
shūbāo
书包
xiàng
de
  
(
shūbāo
书包
  
)
me
那么
  

My schoolbag is as big as yours.

像 and 有
1) A像B那么C, indicates that A and B are similar in terms of C,

2) A有B那么C, indicates that A reaches the degree of B in terms of C
A + 像 + B + 那么 + C A + 有 + B + 那么 + C
5
xiàng
ge
哥哥
me
那么
qíng
热情
  

He is as warm-hearted as his brother.

6
yǒu
ge
哥哥
me
那么
qíng
热情
  

He reaches his brother's degree of warm-hearted.

像……(一样) and 跟……一样
1) 像……(一样), indicates that two things are very similar,

2) 跟……一样, indicates that two things are the same rather than similar.
像……(一样) 跟……一样
7
Ér  
儿子
zi
xiàng
爸爸
ba
一样
yàng
  

Son is as tall as his father.

8
Ér  
儿子
zi
gēn
爸爸
ba
一样
yàng
  

Son and his father are the same height.

Exercise

Rewrite the sentences with 像 or 不像:

 

1. 这本书有500页,那本书也有500页。

2. 这条裤子不贵,那条裤子也不贵。

3. 玛丽喜欢学汉语,大卫也喜欢学汉语。

4. 这两顶帽子都又便宜又好看。

5. 妈妈起得早,爸爸起得晚。

6. 哥哥的房间大,弟弟的房间小。

7. 哥哥喜欢打篮球,弟弟喜欢踢足球。

8. 这件行李重20公斤,那件行李重30公斤。