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分类

fēn lèi · fen lei

Traditional 分類

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to classify
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Sorting the trash

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)小区(xiǎoqū)开始(kāishǐ)垃圾(lājī)分类(fēnlèi)了(le)。

    Our neighbourhood has started sorting trash.

  2. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！这个(zhège)瓶子(píngzi)放(fàng)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Great! Where does this bottle go?

  3. Dengdeng

    蓝色(lánsè)的(de)桶(tǒng)，可回收物(kěhuíshōuwù)。

    The blue bin, for recyclables.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)香蕉皮(xiāngjiāopí)呢(ne)？

    And the banana peel?

  5. Dengdeng

    按(àn)分类(fēnlèi)来说(láishuō)，它(tā)是(shì)厨余垃圾(chúyúlājī)。

    By the sorting rules, it is food waste.

  6. Liangliang

    分类(fēnlèi)比(bǐ)我的(wǒde)作业(zuòyè)还(hái)难(nán)！

    Sorting is harder than my homework!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)扔(rēng)掉(diào)之(zhī)前(qián)得(děi)分(fēn)类(lèi)。

We should classify them before throwing them out.

Tatoeba: Chinese by johannjunge · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)城(chéng)市(shì)那(nà)，我(wǒ)们(men)非(fēi)常(cháng)谨(jǐn)慎(shèn)地(de)分(fēn)类(lèi)收(shōu)集(jí)垃(lā)圾(jī)。

In our city, we carefully separate and collect garbage.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by Aphima · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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