cũng như
Definition
- Conjunction:
- Just like, similar to: Used to introduce a comparison or to indicate that something is similar to something else.
- As well as, and also: Used to add additional, similar information or elements to a statement.
Usage Examples
- Conjunction:
- Anh ấy thích đọc sách, cũng như tôi. (He likes reading books, just like me.)
- Cô ấy nấu ăn rất ngon, cũng như mẹ cô ấy. (She cooks very well, similar to her mother.)
- Chúng tôi cần mua rau, cũng như trái cây. (We need to buy vegetables, as well as fruit.)
Advanced Usage
To express equivalence in a list: Used to connect items of equal importance or nature.
- Dự án yêu cầu kỹ năng lãnh đạo, cũng như khả năng làm việc nhóm. (The project requires leadership skills, as well as teamwork ability.)
In formal or written comparisons: Often used in more structured comparisons.
- Cấu trúc của tòa nhà này, cũng như của tòa nhà kế bên, đều rất hiện đại. (The structure of this building, just like that of the adjacent one, is very modern.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cũng: Also, too.
- Tôi cũng thích bộ phim đó. (I also like that movie.)
- Như: Like, as.
- Cô ấy hát như một ca sĩ chuyên nghiệp. (She sings like a professional singer.)
- Giống như: Just like, similar to (more emphatic).
- Giọng anh ấy giống như bố. (His voice is just like his father's.)
Synonyms
- Tương tự như: Similar to.
- Y như: Exactly like.
- Cùng với: Together with (often for joining nouns).
Related Phrases
- Cũng như là: Which is also; functioning as (a slightly more formal or emphatic variant).
- Nhiệm vụ của anh, cũng như là của tôi, là hoàn thành báo cáo. (Your task, which is also mine, is to finish the report.)
Related Idioms
- Cũng như không: (It's) just as if it were nothing/as if it didn't exist (used to express that something is ineffective or pointless).
- Lời hứa mà không giữ thì cũng như không. (A promise not kept is as good as nothing.)