Usage note
同样表示一样。
tóng yàng biǎo shì yí yàng。
The same means not different.
Context note
同样常用于比较和说明。
tóng yàng cháng yòng yú bǐ jiào hé shuō míng。
The same often appears in comparison and explanation.
5 examples
我们有同样的想法。
wǒ men yǒu tóng yàng de xiǎng fǎ。
We have the same idea.
他也同样高兴。
tā yě tóng yàng gāo xìng。
He is also equally happy.
这两个颜色差不多同样。
zhè liǎng gè yán sè chà bù duō tóng yàng。
These two colors are about the same.
请同样做一次。
qǐng tóng yàng zuò yí cì。
Please do it the same way again.
结果同样很好。
jié guǒ tóng yàng hěn hǎo。
The result is equally good.
5 mini stories
他们穿着同样的衣服。
tā men chuān zhe tóng yàng de yī fu。
They wore the same clothes.
我同样喜欢这个故事。
wǒ tóng yàng xǐ huan zhè ge gù shì。
I like this story equally.
老师说同样的方法也可以。
lǎo shī shuō tóng yàng de fāng fǎ yě kě yǐ。
The teacher said the same method also works.
我们同样都很认真。
wǒ men tóng yàng dōu hěn rèn zhēn。
We are all equally serious.
这两个答案同样正确。
zhè liǎng gè dá àn tóng yàng zhèng què。
These two answers are equally correct.
Mini dialogue
一样的书包
A
你的书包和我的同样！
Nǐ de shūbāo hé wǒ de tóngyàng!
Your backpack is the same as mine!
B
真巧，我们喜欢同样的颜色。
Zhēn qiǎo, wǒmen xǐhuān tóngyàng de yánsè.
What a coincidence, we like the same color.
同样的爱好
A
你也喜欢画画吗？
Nǐ yě xǐhuān huà huà ma?
Do you also like drawing?
B
对，我们有同样的爱好。
Duì, wǒmen yǒu tóngyàng de àihào.
Yes, we have the same hobby.
Related words and contrasts
similar
相同
xiāng tóng
identical; the same
同样 and 相同 both mean 'the same', but 同样 is often used as an adverb, while 相同 is more often an adjective.
opposite
不同
bù tóng
different
不同 is the direct opposite of 同样, meaning 'not the same'.
similar
一样
yī yàng
the same; alike
一样 is a very common spoken word for 'the same', often used in daily conversation.