像 (xiàng) is used to compare a specific characteristic of two things or people, and can be used in the following structure:
Expressing just like with "像"
Structure
Noun 1 + 像 + Noun 2 + 一样 + Adj. / Verb
Noun 1 + 像 + Noun 2 + 这么 / 那么 + Adj. / Verb
Examples
- 你 怎么 像 我 妈 一样 啰嗦!Why do you sound as nagging as my mom does!
- 他 生气 的 时候 会 像 疯子 一样 大 叫。He would scream like a lunatic when he gets angry.
Expressing not as ... as with "不像" or "没有"
Structure
Noun 1 + 不像 + Noun 2 + 这么 / 那么 + Adj. / Verb
Noun 1 + 没有 + Noun 2 + 这么 / 那么 + Adj. / Verb
Examples
- 这 个 男 老师 不 像 那 个 女 老师 那么 严格。This man teacher is not as strict as that woman teacher.
- 我们 没有 你 那么 喜欢 孩子。We don't like kids as much as you do.
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Category: B2 grammar points