Are they the same?
A) She likes playing the piano
B) She likes to play the piano
if not, please tell me what's the difference between "like to do sth." and "like doing sth.", thank you in advance.

Question

Are they the same?
A) She likes playing the piano
B) She likes to play the piano
if not, please tell me what's the difference between "like to do sth." and "like doing sth.", thank you in advance.

Answer

In British English, ‘like+ -ing form is used mostly to talk about enjoyment/pleasure, and ‘like+infinitive’ mostly to talk about choices and habits.
In American English, ‘like+infinitive’ is common in both senses.

'I like to keep all these books in order.' (it's a good idea) 
'I like reading books.' (a pleasure)

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Same as vanilla ice cream and plain ice cream.

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same

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YES! both are the same. You can say 'She likes verb+ing' or 'She likes to verb'. So you can say 'I like studying English' or 'I like to study English'. Hope this helps :)