如同 rútóng like
like; as
How to remember 如同: 如 as + 同 same = like.
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How it is used
- A written "like / as if" for similes: 时间如同流水 (shíjiān rútóng liúshuǐ) time is like flowing water.
- Often paired with 一样 (rútóng……一样).
- Contrast spoken 好像 (hǎoxiàng); 如同 is literary and used for vivid comparison, not for "seems that."