<p>Yes, 高 is superfluous. There is no need to say two 高 in a sentence.</p>

<p>I'd rather say <code>我跟他一樣高</code>. Although you can also say <code>我跟他身高一樣</code>, the former one is a little bit shorter.</p>

<p>If you say <code>我跟他一樣大</code>, one might not know what kind of '大' it is. In this case, one might add 年齡 to the sentence. But if the context is known in conversation, it is no need to add 年齡 to the sentence.</p>

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OmniBus
<p>I was browsing <a href="http://www.jukuu.com/search.php?q=%E5%B9%B4%E9%BD%A1%E4%B8%80%E6%A8%A3" rel="nofollow noreferrer">juuku</a> and I found the sentences:</p>

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  <p>李明的年龄和王林的年龄一样。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>and</p>

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  <p>萨莉：“他们年龄一样大吗？”</p>
</blockquote>

<p>From this I assumed that, when the quantity of comparison (年齡）has been fixed, I am free to choose whether or not to add the corresponding adjective （大） after 一樣。</p>

<p>But when I presented the following sentences to native speakers, there was no agreement, as to whether the 高 was superfluous or not：</p>

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  <p>我跟他身高一样高 / 我身高跟他一样高。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Can you enlighten me, preferably citing from some book?</p>

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2017-05-07T21:44:55.620Z
re 我身高跟他一样高: 身高 a person's height, w/o 高 should it not be 我身高跟他的身高一样  or 我身高跟他的一样, heights are compared, not one person's height with the other person
user6065
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@user6065 I agree, but my professor claims we omit 的 when confusion is unlikely, but keep it when it is likely. I. e: 國王的嗎比田忌的跑的快，but 這兒的天氣比北京熱。
Ludi
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previous comment tried to answer whether the 2nd 高 is superfluous in the second version, so following professor omitting  高 say 我身高跟他身高一样 or 我身高跟他一样, anyhow there exist A 跟 B 一样, A is the same as B and A 跟 B 一样 + adjective, A is as [adjective] as B
user6065
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To add or not to add adjective after 一樣。
# To add or not to add adjective after 一樣。

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-05-07)

I was browsing [juuku](http://www.jukuu.com/search.php?q=%E5%B9%B4%E9%BD%A1%E4%B8%80%E6%A8%A3) and I found the sentences:

> 李明的年龄和王林的年龄一样。

and

> 萨莉：“他们年龄一样大吗？”

From this I assumed that, when the quantity of comparison (年齡）has been fixed, I am free to choose whether or not to add the corresponding adjective （大） after 一樣。

But when I presented the following sentences to native speakers, there was no agreement, as to whether the 高 was superfluous or not：

> 我跟他身高一样高 / 我身高跟他一样高。

Can you enlighten me, preferably citing from some book?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: re 我身高跟他一样高: 身高 a person's height, w/o 高 should it not be 我身高跟他的身高一样  or 我身高跟他的一样, heights are compared, not one person's height with the other person  
> **username_0**: @username_1 I agree, but my professor claims we omit 的 when confusion is unlikely, but keep it when it is likely. I. e: 國王的嗎比田忌的跑的快，but 這兒的天氣比北京熱。  
> **username_1**: previous comment tried to answer whether the 2nd 高 is superfluous in the second version, so following professor omitting  高 say 我身高跟他身高一样 or 我身高跟他一样, anyhow there exist A 跟 B 一样, A is the same as B and A 跟 B 一样 + adjective, A is as [adjective] as B  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-05-08. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Yes, 高 is superfluous. There is no need to say two 高 in a sentence.

I'd rather say `我跟他一樣高`. Although you can also say `我跟他身高一樣`, the former one is a little bit shorter.

If you say `我跟他一樣大`, one might not know what kind of '大' it is. In this case, one might add 年齡 to the sentence. But if the context is known in conversation, it is no need to add 年齡 to the sentence.


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