dansdna

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From :   Daniel_G

Date : 2009-09-07 / 01:31AM

What is the difference between 相 and 样?

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lulanke

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 Roland Parijs yahoo.com 
2009-09-07 / 06:37PM

Dear Daniel,

Hello Daniel,

I found the following on http://www.iciba.com/

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词性及解释
each other; mutually; appearance; looks; look at and appraise; photograph


词性及解释
appearance; kind; sample; shape
【医】 sample
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So although they share some meanings they are not interchangeable!

相和样得意思不同!

万事如意

陆蓝克

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missword

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 Miss. Word askbenny.net 
2009-09-08 / 09:45AM

Thanks for Roland’s help. Yes, he explained one part of these two difference.Let me complete it.

相and样if only as noun, both means “appearance”. But 相 is the formal form.样is the informal one.

Example:
他的相貌很好。
他的样子很好。
Both means “He is nice looking.”

Enjoy learning Mandarin with AskBenny!

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guanxi

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 GQ gmail.com 
2009-09-14 / 12:22PM
To : Miss. Word

Another new word for my vocab list. 谢谢你

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