Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Exactly alike, identical in appearance: Describes two or more things or people that look so similar they are virtually indistinguishable.
   • A perfect copy, a spitting image: Used to emphasize an extremely high degree of resemblance, as if one is a direct imprint of the other.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Hai chiếc xe này in hệt nhau. (These two cars look exactly alike.)
  • Cô ấy trông in hệt mẹ mình khi còn trẻ. (She looks just like her mother when she was young.)
  • Hai bức tranh in hệt đến từng chi tiết. (The two paintings are identical down to the last detail.)

Advanced Usage

• "in hệt như": exactly like, just like. This phrase is used to make a direct comparison.
  • Giọng nói của anh ấy in hệt như bố. (His voice is exactly like his father's.)
• "in hệt nhau": identical to each other. This is a common construction when comparing two subjects directly.
  • Hai ngôi nhà được xây in hệt nhau. (The two houses were built identically.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giống hệt (adj): An extremely common synonym meaning "identical, exactly the same." It is often interchangeable with "in hệt."
  • Hai đứa trẻ giống hệt nhau. (The two children look identical.)
• Y hệt (adj): Another synonym with the same meaning, "exactly alike, a perfect match."
  • Chiếc váy này y hệt chiếc tôi đã mua. (This dress is exactly the same as the one I bought.)

Synonyms

• Giống nhau như đúc: To be as alike as if cast from the same mold. (Idiomatic)
• Như hai giọt nước: To be as alike as two drops of water. (Idiomatic)

Related Phrases

• In nguyên bản: To reproduce/replicate the original exactly. (Often used for documents or artworks.)
  • Bản sao được in nguyên bản từ bản gốc. (The copy was reproduced exactly from the original.)

Related Idioms

• Như một: The same, identical. (A shorter, more colloquial form.)
  • Hai câu chuyện kể ra nghe như một. (The two stories sound exactly the same when told.)
• Khác nào: (Used in rhetorical questions) How is it different?/It's just the same.
  • Làm thế thì khác nào trước? (Doing it that way, how is it any different from before? / It's just the same as before.)

1. [Be] As like as two peas, [be] Cast in the same mould
   • Hai đứa bé này in hệt nhau
     These twins look as like as two peas