类
Character
a kind or type of thing; a group of similar things
Meaning
lèi
lei4- a kind or type of thing; a group of similar things
- used after numbers to count kinds of things
- similar (as in 类似)
Examples
我喜欢这一类的电影。
wǒ xǐ huan zhè yí lèi de diàn yǐng
I like this kind of movie.
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苹果和橘子是同一类的水果。
píng guǒ hé jú zi shì tóng yí lèi de shuǐ guǒ
Apples and oranges are the same kind of fruit.
AI-generated sentence
他买了三类似的书。
tā mǎi le sān lèi sì de shū
He bought three kinds of similar books.
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Words with 类
See all 155 →类似lèi sìsimilar; almost the same as something elseWordHSK 3类型lèi xínga type or kind of thingWordHSK 4类别lèi biéa type, or a group of things of the same kindWordHSK 7–9类书lèi shūreference book consisting of material quoted from many sources, arranged by category (about 600 of which were compiled between the 3rd and 18th centuries in China)Word类同lèi tóngto resemble; to be similar toWord类推lèi tuīto reason by analogyWord类比lèi bǐanalogyWord类目lèi mùcategoryWord类篇lèi piānLeipian, Chinese character dictionary with 31,319 entries, compiled by Sima Guang 司马光 (Sī mǎ Guāng) et al in 11th centuryWord类人猿lèi rén yuánhominidWord类似点lèi sì diǎnresemblanceWord