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类

lèi · lei

Traditional 類

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. kind
  2. type
  3. class
  4. category
  5. similar
  6. like
  7. to resemble
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In a conversation

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Sorting books

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)把(bǎ)书(shū)分成(fēnchéng)三(sān)类(lèi)吧(ba)。

    Let us sort the books into three kinds.

  2. Dengdeng

    哪(nǎ)三(sān)类(lèi)？

    Which three kinds?

  3. Liangliang

    故事书(gùshishū)、菜谱(càipǔ)和(hé)旅游书(lǚyóushū)。

    Storybooks, cookbooks and travel books.

  4. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)讲(jiǎng)的(de)是(shì)旅行(lǚxíng)路上(lùshang)做饭(zuòfàn)，是(shì)哪(nǎ)一(yī)类(lèi)？

    This book is about cooking on a trip. Which kind is it?

  5. Liangliang

    这(zhè)本(běn)我们(wǒmen)分成(fēnchéng)第四(dìsì)类(lèi)吧(ba)。

    Let us make it a fourth kind.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

鱼(yú)类(lèi)、两(liǎng)栖(qī)类(lèi)和(hé)爬(pá)行(xíng)类(lèi)都(dōu)是(shì)冷(lěng)血(xuè)动(dòng)物(wù)。

Fish, amphibians, and reptiles are cold-blooded animals.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by mailohilohi · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)类(lèi)植(zhí)物(wù)只(zhǐ)生(shēng)长(zhǎng)在(zài)热(rè)带(dài)地(dì)区(qū)。

This kind of plant grows only in the tropical regions.

Tatoeba: Chinese by tsayng · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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