类 lèi category
category; class; group; kind; similar to; type
How to remember 类: 米 rice + 大 big = category. The shop assistant sorts the rice into jasmine, basmati and sushi, then sticks a big label on each category.
Component breakdown
类 = 米 rice + 大 big
- 米 rice
- 大 big
The shop assistant sorts the rice into jasmine, basmati and sushi, then sticks a big label on each category.
How it is used
- Noun "category, kind", but often used almost like a classifier right before a noun: 这类问题 (zhè lèi wèntí) "this kind/category of problem", 各类人才 "talent of all kinds".
- 人类 (rénlèi) "humankind" and 种类 (zhǒnglèi) "type, variety" are core everyday compounds.
- 类似 (lèisì) "similar" functions as a verb/adjective: 类似的情况 "a similar situation"; 分类 (fēnlèi) is "to classify, sort".
- 诸如此类 (zhūrú-cǐlèi) "things of this sort, etc." is a common formal way to trail off a list, like English "and so on".
Words with 类
Example sentences
- 辣椒、洋葱和胡萝卜都属于蔬菜类。 Làjiāo、yángcōng hé húluóbo dōu shǔyú shūcàilèi.Peppers, onions and carrots are all vegetables.
- 科学使人类进步。 Kēxué shǐ rénlèi jìnbù.Science has advanced the human race.
- 人类已经进入21世纪。 Rénlèi yǐjing jìnrù èrshíyī shìjì.Mankind has entered the twenty first century.
- 节约能源关系到全人类的福祉。 Jiéyuē néngyuán guānxidào quán rénlèi de fúzhǐ.Energy conservation touches on the welfare of all mankind.