How to Say ‘What's the difference?’ in Traditional Chinese
有什麼不一樣？
yǒu shén me bù yī yàng
[yoe shénme bù ee-yang]
💬 Usage Tip: Watch the tones on 不一樣. It's said (bù yí yàng): 一 becomes (yí) because a falling tone follows. 不 stays (bù) because 一 isn't a falling tone.
Phrase Breakdown
有
yǒu
[yoe]
have; there is/are
Used to indicate possession or existence.
我們還有一位。
We have one more person.
什麼
shén me
[shénme]
what
Asking for an identity or specification.
這裡有什麼特色？
What is special here?
不
bù
[bù]
not
Used for negation.
這篇文章根本不含劍法招式的描述。
This article fundamentally does not include descriptions of sword skills.
一樣
yī yàng
[ee-yang]
the same; alike
Used to say two things are similar or in the same way.
他們合作的方式跟朋友一樣自然。
The way they work together is as natural as friends.
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