How to say “kind” in Chinese
kind, type
“Kind” in Chinese is 类, lèi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
类 is read lèi. 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, 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 “类”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 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.
- 人类只有一个地球rénlèizhǐyǒuyígedìqiúHumanity has only one Earth.
- 这家超市的水果种类很多。zhèjiāchāoshìdeshuǐguǒzhǒnglèihěnduōThis supermarket has many kinds of fruit.
- 你喜欢什么类型的电影？nǐxǐhuanshénmelèixíngdediànyǐngWhat kind of movies do you like?
- 这些动物可以分为三类zhèxiēdòngwùkěyǐfēnwéisānlèiThese animals can be divided into three groups.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Kinds and features”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “kind” in Chinese?
“Kind” in Chinese is 类, pinyin lèi.
What does 类 mean?
类 (lèi) means “kind, type”.
How do you write 类?
类 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 类?
类 is read lèi. Tones: lèi — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“kind” in the lesson “Kinds and features”
This word is from the topic “Measurements and data” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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