Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
样
yàng
Description
"样"这个字常常用来说东西的样子或者种类。
The character "样" is often used to describe the appearance or type of something.
它可以放在别的字后面，比如"这样"、"一样"。
It can be placed after other characters, such as in "这样" or "一样".
Meanings
样子yàngzi
appearance; look; shape
这个孩子的样子很可爱。
This child looks very cute.
一样yíyàng
the same; alike
我们的衣服一样。
Our clothes are the same.
样yàng
kind; type (measure word)
桌子上有三样水果。
There are three kinds of fruit on the table.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
样 combines 木 (wood/tree) as radical, originally meaning a model or sample.
- Nuance
as a measure word 样 counts distinct kinds or types of things.
Links