类别 lèibié classification
classification; category
How to remember 类别: 类 category + 别 don't do something = classification.
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How it is used
- A category / classification - 按类别整理 (àn lèibié zhěnglǐ) sort by category, 产品类别 (chǎnpǐn lèibié) product categories.
- The named grouping in a classification scheme; near 种类 (zhǒnglèi, kinds) but 类别 emphasizes the formal dividing into classes.
- Formal, organizational register.