giống như in
Definition
- Adjective:
- Exactly alike / Identical: Used to describe something that is an extremely close or perfect copy, likeness, or match to something else, as if it were a printed reproduction.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Hai chị em sinh đôi trông giống như in. (The twin sisters look exactly alike.)
- Bản vẽ này giống như in bản gốc. (This drawing is identical to the original.)
- Tính cách cậu ấy giống như in bố. (His personality is a perfect copy of his father's.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is often used for emphasis in comparisons, stressing an uncanny degree of similarity that leaves no noticeable difference.
Variants and Related Words
Giống hệt (adj): exactly the same, indistinguishable.
- Cái túi này giống hệt cái kia. (This bag is exactly the same as that one.)
Y như (adj/prep): just like, exactly like.
- Mọi thứ vẫn y như cũ. (Everything is still just like before.)
Synonyms
- Identical: being the same in all details.
- Exactly alike: perfectly similar in appearance or nature.
- A perfect match: something that corresponds precisely.
Related Idioms
- Giống như hai giọt nước: (lit. as alike as two drops of water) meaning to be spitting image, virtually identical.
- Họ giống như hai giọt nước. (They are as alike as two drops of water.)