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如出一辙

to be exactly the same

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

ru2chu1yi1zhe2 • rúchūyīzhé

Meaning

Primary

to be exactly the same

Alternatives

be exactly the same, exactly the same, to be the same, be the same

Mnemonic

如出一辙 To be exactly the same describes two things that seem 如 to be like as if they 出 exited from the same 一 one 辙 rut, hence their similarity.

Usage

他们 的 想法 如出一辙。

Their ideas are exactly the same.

这 两 本 书 的 内容 如出一辙。

The content of these two books is identical.

这 两 起 事件 如出一辙， 令人 惊讶。

These two incidents are exactly the same, which is surprising.