一样 一樣 yī yàng same / like / equal to / the same as / just like syn 闭合 閉合 bì hé to close by coming together (like the lips of a wound, the doors of an elevator, the walls of a channel) / to close by connecting in a loop (like a circuit) / closed-loop syn 挥金如土 揮金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom) / fig. to spend money like water / extravagant syn 汗如雨下 hàn rú yǔ xià sweating like rain (idiom) / to perspire profusely / sweating like a pig syn 雷厉风行 雷厲風行 léi lì fēng xíng pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom) / swift and decisive reaction syn 恰似 qià sì just like / exactly like syn 心猿意马 心猿意馬 xīn yuán yì mǎ lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom) / fig. capricious (derog.) / to have ants in one's pants / hyperactive / adventurous and uncontrollable syn 鬼哭狼嚎 guǐ kū láng háo to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom) syn 成串 chéng chuàn to be lined up (like a chain of islands, a string of pearls etc) / to form a cluster (like a bunch of grapes) / to come one after the other (like a series of sighs) 杀人如麻 殺人如麻 shā rén rú má lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom) / fig. to kill people like flies syn 鸡鸣狗盗 雞鳴狗盜 jī míng gǒu dào crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom) / bag of tricks / useful talents syn 冰消瓦解 bīng xiāo wǎ jiě to melt like ice and break like tiles / to disintegrate / to dissolve syn 让 讓 ràng to yield / to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) / by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4]) syn 被 bèi quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu:3you2] to "go on a trip") syn 这样 這樣 zhè yàng this kind of / so / this way / like this / such syn 像 xiàng to resemble / to be like / to look as if / such as / appearance / image / portrait / image under a mapping (math.) syn 这么 這麼 zhè me so much / this much / how much? / this way / like this syn 那么 那麼 nà me like that / in that way / or so / so / so very much / about / in that case syn 好像 hǎo xiàng as if / to seem like syn 如此 rú cǐ like this / so / such syn 同 tóng like / same / similar / together / alike / with syn 尔 爾 ěr thus / so / like that / you / thou syn 立刻 lì kè forthwith / immediate / prompt / promptly / straightway / thereupon / at once syn 为止 為止 wéi zhǐ until / (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止) syn 盒子 hé zi box / case / hezi – a savory turnover-like pie in northern Chinese and Mongolian cuisines syn 然 rán correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly syn 如同 rú tóng like / as syn 力克 lì kè to prevail with difficulty syn 好比 hǎo bǐ to be just like / can be compared to syn 咪咪 mī mī oboe-like musical instrument used in folk music of Gansu, Qinghai etc / (onom.) meow / kitty kitty! / Mimi (Western name) / tits (i.e. slang for breasts) syn 请便 請便 qǐng biàn Please do as you wish! / You are welcome to do whatever you like! / Please make yourself at home. syn 诸如此类 諸如此類 zhū rú cǐ lèi things like this (idiom) / and so on / and the rest / etc syn 懒得 懶得 lǎn dé not to feel like (doing sth) / disinclined to syn 犹如 猶如 yóu rú similar to / like syn 守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom) / tight-lipped / reticent / not breathing a word syn 便是 biàn shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as syn 一溜烟 一溜煙 yī liù yān like a wisp of smoke / (to disappear etc) in an instant syn 有如 yǒu rú to be like sth / similar to / alike syn 马尾 馬尾 mǎ wěi ponytail (hairstyle) / horse's tail / slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants) 烟消云散 煙消雲散 yān xiāo yún sàn to vanish like smoke in thin air / to disappear syn 狂奔 kuáng bēn to run like crazy / to rush syn 宛如 wǎn rú to be just like syn 鱼肉 魚肉 yú ròu flesh of fish / fish and meat / (fig.) victims of oppression / (fig.) to cruelly oppress (i.e. to treat like flesh to be carved up) syn 这么着 這麼著 zhè me zhe thus / in this way / like this syn 如鱼得水 如魚得水 rú yú dé shuǐ like a fish back in water (idiom) / glad to be back in one's proper surroundings syn 理科 lǐ kē the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 文科[wen2 ke1]) 虎视眈眈 虎視眈眈 hǔ shì dān dān to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom) / to eye covetously syn 好似 hǎo sì to seem / to be like syn 这般 這般 zhè bān like this / this way syn 随地 隨地 suí dì according to the location / everywhere / any place / from any location / from wherever you like syn 志同道合 zhì tóng dào hé (idiom) to be devoted to a common cause / to be like-minded syn 不翼而飞 不翼而飛 bù yì ér fēi to disappear without trace / to vanish all of a sudden / to spread fast / to spread like wildfire syn 神出鬼没 神出鬼沒 shén chū guǐ mò lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom) / fig. elusive 爱莫能助 愛莫能助 ài mò néng zhù unable to help however much one would like to (idiom) / Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you. / My hands are tied. syn 活像 huó xiàng to look exactly like / to be the spitting image of syn 野火 yě huǒ wildfire / (spreading like) wildfire / bush fire / farm fire (for clearing fields) syn 航空母舰 航空母艦 háng kōng mǔ jiàn aircraft carrier (CL:艘[sou1]) / (coll.) (metaphor for sth huge, whale-like) 落汤鸡 落湯雞 luò tāng jī a person who looks drenched and bedraggled / like a drowned rat / deep distress syn 堆积如山 堆積如山 duī jī rú shān to pile up like a mountain (idiom) / a mountain of (paperwork etc) / a large number of sth syn 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down / to find sth utterly irresistible syn 天马行空 天馬行空 tiān mǎ xíng kōng like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom) / (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative / unconstrained in style syn 层出不穷 層出不窮 céng chū bù qióng more and more emerge / innumerable succession / breeding like flies (idiom) syn 宛若 wǎn ruò to be just like syn 辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1]) 蛇形 shé xíng S-shaped / serpentine / coiled like a snake 撒娇 撒嬌 sā jiāo to act like a spoiled child / to throw a tantrum / to act coquettishly syn 环状 環狀 huán zhuàng annular / toroidal / loop-shaped / ring-like 如火如荼 rú huǒ rú tú like wildfire (idiom) / unstoppable syn 如日中天 rú rì zhōng tiān lit. like the sun at noon (idiom) / fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc syn 飘零 飄零 piāo líng to fall and wither (like autumn leaves) / (fig.) drifting and homeless syn 俨然 儼然 yǎn rán just like / solemn / dignified / neatly laid out syn 一窝蜂 一窩蜂 yī wō fēng like a swarm of bees / in droves (used to describe people flocking to do sth) syn 喜新厌旧 喜新厭舊 xǐ xīn yàn jiù lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom) / fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old syn 养尊处优 養尊處優 yǎng zūn chǔ yōu to live like a prince (idiom) syn 口若悬河 口若懸河 kǒu ruò xuán hé mouth like a torrent (idiom) / eloquent / glib / voluble / have the gift of the gab syn 爱美 愛美 ài měi to pay attention to one's appearance / to like to be well-groomed / (literary) on very friendly terms 水饺 水餃 shuǐ jiǎo boiled dumpling (made by wrapping a pasta skin around a filling, like ravioli) 如雷贯耳 如雷貫耳 rú léi guàn ěr lit. like thunder piercing the ear / a well-known reputation (idiom) syn 试问 試問 shì wèn I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically) / one might well ask syn 鼎立 dǐng lì lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod / tripartite confrontation or balance of forces syn 势如破竹 勢如破竹 shì rú pò zhú like a hot knife through butter (idiom) / with irresistible force syn 爱面子 愛面子 ài miàn zi to like to look good in the eyes of others / sensitive about how one is regarded by others / proud syn 知难而退 知難而退 zhī nán ér tuì lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) / fig. to back out of an awkward situation / to get out on finding out what it's really like syn 恍若 huǎng ruò as if / as though / rather like syn 不啻 bù chì just as / no less than / like (sth momentous) / as good as / tantamount to syn 如虎添翼 rú hǔ tiān yì lit. like a tiger that has grown wings / with redoubled power (idiom) syn 不胫而走 不脛而走 bù jìng ér zǒu to get round fast / to spread like wildfire syn 如故 rú gù as before / as usual / (to be) like old friends syn 妖气 妖氣 yāo qì sinister appearance / monster-like appearance 华盖 華蓋 huá gài imperial canopy (e.g. domed umbrella-like roof over carriage) / aureole / halo syn 飞跑 飛跑 fēi pǎo to run like the wind / to rush / to gallop syn 