Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
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lèi
Description
"类"是一个常用的字，意思是种类或者类型。
"类" is a common character meaning category or type.
我们可以把很多东西按照"类"来分开，比如动物、植物。
We can separate many things according to "类", such as animals and plants.
Meanings
类lèi
kind; type; category
这类问题很常见。
These kinds of problems are very common.
类lèi
to be similar to; resemble
他的性格类他爸爸。
His personality is like his father's.
分类fēnlèi
to classify; sort into categories
请把垃圾分类。
Please sort the garbage.
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Notes
- Etymology
originally referred to grouping things by kind, now common in compounds like 类型 and 人类.
- Nuance
类 often follows a demonstrative (这类/那类) to mean "this/that kind of".
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