giống hệt

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The Vietnamese word "giống hệt" means "exactly the same" or "identical." You can think of it as a way to express that two things are so similar that they could be considered duplicates.

Usage Instructions

• Context: Use "giống hệt" when you want to compare two people, objects, or situations that are alike in every detail.
• Grammatical Structure: It can be used as an adjective and usually comes before the noun you are describing.

Examples

1. Câu: Hai bức tranh này giống hệt nhau.
   Translation: These two paintings are exactly the same.

2. Câu: Cô ấy giống hệt mẹ của mình.
   Translation: She is just like her mother.

Advanced Usage

You can use "giống hệt" in more complex sentences to emphasize the similarity between two different subjects. For example: - Câu: Những ý tưởng của họ giống hệt nhau, đến nỗi không ai biết ai đã nghĩ ra trước.
Translation: Their ideas are so identical that no one knows who thought of them first.

Word Variants

• Giống: This word means "similar" or "like." It can be used on its own without the emphasis of "hệt."
• Hệt: This word alone means "exact" or "complete."

Different Meanings

While "giống hệt" primarily means "exactly the same," in some contexts, it can imply a higher level of comparison, such as in style, behavior, or characteristics, rather than just physical appearance.

Synonyms

• Y hệt: This is another way to say "exactly the same" and is used in a similar context.
• Tương tự: This means "similar" but doesn't carry the same weight of being "exactly" the same; it's more about being alike in some aspects.

Academic

1. As like as two peas