How to say “sort” in Chinese
sort, classify
“Sort” in Chinese is 分类, fēn lèi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
分类 is read fēn lèi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 八 “divide”; below, 刀 “knife”.
On top, 米; at the bottom, 大. 人类 — “the human kind”, humanity.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “分类”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 分类. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们小区的垃圾要分类。wǒmenxiǎoqūdelājīyàofēnlèiIn our housing complex, garbage has to be sorted.
- 垃圾分类从我做起lājīfēnlèi,cóngwǒzuòqǐSorting garbage starts with me.
- 我们小区实行垃圾分类wǒmenxiǎoqūshíxínglājīfēnlèiOur residential complex sorts its trash.
- 社区开展了垃圾分类活动shèqūkāizhǎnlelājīfēnlèihu ódòngThe neighborhood held a trash-sorting campaign.
More words from the lesson “Garbage and resources”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “sort” in Chinese?
“Sort” in Chinese is 分类, pinyin fēnlèi.
What does 分类 mean?
分类 (fēnlèi) means “sort, classify”.
How do you write 分类?
分类 is 2 characters: 分 (fēn) — minute; divide; 类 (lèi) — kind, type. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 分类?
分类 is read fēnlèi. Tones: fēn — first tone, lèi — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“sort” in the lesson “Garbage and resources”
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