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种类

zhǒng lèi · zhong lei

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Meaning

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  1. kind
  2. genus
  3. type
  4. category
  5. variety
  6. species
  7. sort
  8. class
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So many kinds of tea

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)的(de)茶叶(cháyè)种类(zhǒnglèi)真(zhēn)多(duō)！

    This shop has so many kinds of tea!

  2. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)多少(duōshao)种(zhǒng)？绿茶(lǜchá)、红茶(hóngchá)，还有(háiyǒu)什么(shénme)？

    How many kinds? Green tea, black tea, and what else?

  3. Dengdeng

    还有(háiyǒu)白茶(báichá)、黑茶(hēichá)、花茶(huāchá)……我(wǒ)数不过来(shǔbùguòlái)。

    There are also white tea, dark tea, flower tea... I cannot count them all.

  4. Liangliang

    种类(zhǒnglèi)这么(zhème)多(duō)，我们(wǒmen)怎么(zěnme)选(xuǎn)？

    With so many kinds, how do we choose?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)喝(hē)一种(yīzhǒng)茶(chá)：老板(lǎobǎn)请客(qǐngkè)的(de)茶(chá)。

    I only drink one kind of tea: the tea the owner treats us to.

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2 examples
01

伊(yī)宁(níng)的(de)苹(píng)果(guǒ)种(zhǒng)类(lèi)非(fēi)常(cháng)多(duō)。

Ghulja has very many kinds of apples.

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

02

我(wǒ)已(yǐ)经(jīng)读(dú)过(guò)很(hěn)多(duō)种(zhǒng)类(lèi)的(de)书(shū)了(le)。

I've read many kinds of books.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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