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Usages of yíyàng
她 的 想法 跟 我 的 一样， 都 不 愿意 放弃 学习 中文。tā de xiǎngfǎ gēn wǒ de yíyàng, dōu bú yuànyì fàngqì xuéxí zhōngwén.
Her way of thinking is the same as mine; neither of us is willing to give up studying Chinese.
你 和 她 的 想法 一样。nǐ hé tā de xiǎngfǎ yíyàng.
Your ideas are the same as hers.
那 位 作家 说， 他 年轻 的 时候 在 国 内 大学 学习， 后来 出国 留学， 感觉 自己 又 像 学生 一样。Nà wèi zuòjiā shuō, tā niánqīng de shíhou zài guónèi dàxué xuéxí, hòulái chūguó liúxué, gǎnjué zìjǐ yòu xiàng xuéshēng yíyàng.
That writer said that when he studied at a university in his own country and then later went to study abroad, he felt like he was a student again.
他 现在 像 我 一样 在 这 个 城市 学 中文。tā xiànzài xiàng wǒ yíyàng zài zhè gè chéngshì xué zhōngwén.
He is now studying Chinese in this city, just like me.
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