如出一辙 (如出一轍)
rú chū yī zhé
Pinyin
Definition
如出一辙 (如出一轍)
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- to be precisely the same
- to be no different
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 one
- 2 1
- 3 single
- 4 a (article)
- 5 as soon as
- 6 entire
- 7 whole
- 8 all
- 9 throughout
- 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
- 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
- 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
- 3 one time
- 4 once
- 5 in a while
- 6 all of a sudden
- 7 all at once
- 1 same
- 2 like
- 3 equal to
- 4 the same as
- 5 just like
- 1 in the same place
- 2 together
- 3 with
- 4 altogether (in total)
- 1 if
- 2 in case
- 3 in the event that
Idioms (20)
一不做,二不休
- 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
- 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
- 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
- 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
- 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
- 1 thoroughly (idiom)
- 2 completely
- 3 one and all
- 4 very clean
一五一十
- 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
Sample Sentences
太不可思议了,我问了所有身边的杭州人,他们的回答都是如出一辙,甚至也带着我,让我亲自体验了无钱包杭州一日游。实在是太神奇了。
Unbelievable. I've asked every Hangzhou native I know and they all say exactly the same thing. They even brought me along, to see for myself what a day in Hangzhou is like without my wallet. It was really quite amazing.
就连拥堵的早晚高峰和秋冬季的雾霾,都和北京如出一辙。
Even the morning and evening rush hours and the smog of autumn and winter are exactly the same as in Beijing.
私家侦探的证词说明不了问题。看到丈夫出轨的证据,相信任何人的反应都如出一辙。
The private investigator's testimony doesn't prove anything. After seeing evidence of a cheating spouse, anyone's reaction would be just the same.