分类 fēnlèi to classify
How to remember 分类: 分 divide + 类 category = to classify.
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How it is used
- To classify / sort into categories - 垃圾分类 (lājī fēnlèi) garbage sorting; 图书分类 (túshū fēnlèi) book classification.
- Putting items into groups by type.
- 分 divide + 类 category; contrast 分析 (fēnxī, to analyze), which digs into causes rather than merely grouping.