<p>問得好!</p>

<p>Here are some differences. </p>

<p>syntactic difference:</p>

<ul>
<li>一樣 can be a predicate (謂語).</li>
<li>同樣 is only used as a modifier 修飾語, i.e. in front of a noun and connected with 的 (adjectival) , or in front of a verb phrase, or sentence (adverbial). </li>
</ul>

<p>semantic difference:</p>

<ul>
<li>一樣 same (identical)</li>
<li>同樣 same (equivalent)</li>
</ul>

<p>I think these will account for your examples:</p>

<ul>
<li>他们两个长得同样:  V得 here requires a predicate, so 同样 is bad.</li>
<li>妈妈点了一杯咖啡，我也一样: here 一样 is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-verb" rel="nofollow">pro-verb</a> (not proverb) which resumes the predicate 点了一杯咖啡; 同样 can't do that.</li>
<li>他认识我，同样，我也认识他: here 同样 is an adverbial; it means 'in the same way'</li>
</ul>

<p>Another example, that (I think) shows the semantic difference:</p>

<ul>
<li>我在美國看到同樣的情形: I saw the same (equivalent) situation in America.</li>
</ul>

<p>I'm a little less sure on this one, but I don't think it has to be an exactly identical situation; just one that strikes me as fundamentally equivalent.</p>

<p>Anyway, nice examples, and good careful thinking!</p>

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regarding ３：at the start of a phrase 同样 is needed  (putting adverb at at the start),
it seems very hard to find clauses starting with 一样
user6065
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2015-07-29T04:23:08.403Z
Excellent explanation from the perspective of a native Chinese speaker.
smwikipedia
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wpt
<p>I'm so confused about this two phrases, I think they can be used interchangeably in most circumstances, but here's the examples: </p>

<p>他们两个长得一样。
Why can't we say 他们两个长得同样? </p>

<p>妈妈点了一杯咖啡，我也一样。
Why can't we say 妈妈点了一杯咖啡，我也同样?</p>

<p>他认识我，同样，我也认识他。
Why can't we say 他认识我，一样，我也认识他?</p>

<p>I feel like my head is going to explode! Could you please give me some detailed explanation? I'd be extremely grateful.</p>

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cf。"一样"和"同样"有什么区别? http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/13552260.html
user6065
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Well, we can't have exploding heads, can we? Makes an awful mess! I don't know the answer, but if you reverse engineer and say 'Those 2 look the same.' or 'Those 2 look equal.', which do you prefer in English? I think that is something like your problem in Chinese. Don't just think they are both the same 'same' with no nuances of difference.
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Related: http://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/4900/difference-between-%E5%90%8C%E4%B8%80-and-%E4%B8%80%E6%A0%B7
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What's the difference between 同样 and 一样
# What's the difference between 同样 and 一样

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-07-29)

I'm so confused about this two phrases, I think they can be used interchangeably in most circumstances, but here's the examples:

他们两个长得一样。
Why can't we say 他们两个长得同样?

妈妈点了一杯咖啡，我也一样。
Why can't we say 妈妈点了一杯咖啡，我也同样?

他认识我，同样，我也认识他。
Why can't we say 他认识我，一样，我也认识他?

I feel like my head is going to explode! Could you please give me some detailed explanation? I'd be extremely grateful.

**Tags:** word-choice, difference

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: cf。"一样"和"同样"有什么区别? http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/13552260.html  
> **username_2**: Well, we can't have exploding heads, can we? Makes an awful mess! I don't know the answer, but if you reverse engineer and say 'Those 2 look the same.' or 'Those 2 look equal.', which do you prefer in English? I think that is something like your problem in Chinese. Don't just think they are both the same 'same' with no nuances of difference.  
> **username_3**: Related: http://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/4900/difference-between-%E5%90%8C%E4%B8%80-and-%E4%B8%80%E6%A0%B7  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2015-07-29. Score: 7

問得好!

Here are some differences.

syntactic difference:

* 一樣 can be a predicate (謂語).
* 同樣 is only used as a modifier 修飾語, i.e. in front of a noun and connected with 的 (adjectival) , or in front of a verb phrase, or sentence (adverbial).

semantic difference:

* 一樣 same (identical)
* 同樣 same (equivalent)

I think these will account for your examples:

* 他们两个长得同样: V得 here requires a predicate, so 同样 is bad.
* 妈妈点了一杯咖啡，我也一样: here 一样 is [pro-verb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-verb) (not proverb) which resumes the predicate 点了一杯咖啡; 同样 can't do that.
* 他认识我，同样，我也认识他: here 同样 is an adverbial; it means 'in the same way'

Another example, that (I think) shows the semantic difference:

* 我在美國看到同樣的情形: I saw the same (equivalent) situation in America.

I'm a little less sure on this one, but I don't think it has to be an exactly identical situation; just one that strikes me as fundamentally equivalent.

Anyway, nice examples, and good careful thinking!

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: regarding ３：at the start of a phrase 同样 is needed  (putting adverb at at the start), it seems very hard to find clauses starting with 一样  
> **username_5**: Excellent explanation from the perspective of a native Chinese speaker.  

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