How to say “kind” in Chinese
kind, variety
“Kind” in Chinese is 种类, zhǒng lèi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
种类 is read zhǒng 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 the left, 禾 “grain”; on the right, 中 zhōng hints at the sound. Its second reading is zhòng, “to plant”.
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 “种类”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 种类. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这家超市的水果种类很多。zhèjiāchāoshìdeshuǐguǒzhǒnglèihěnduōThis supermarket has many kinds of fruit.
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 种类, pinyin zhǒnglèi.
What does 种类 mean?
种类 (zhǒnglèi) means “kind, variety”.
How do you write 种类?
种类 is 2 characters: 种 (zhǒng) — kind, sort; seed; 类 (lèi) — kind, type. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 种类?
种类 is read zhǒnglèi. Tones: zhǒng — third tone, 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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