之
类

And so on in Chinese: 之类 (zhī lèi)

zhī lèi

and so on

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 之類1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1and so on
  2. 2and such

Stroke order

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之
类

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ㄓ

zhī

ㄓ/ zh—/ first tone

ㄌㄟˋ

lèi

ㄌ/ lㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

之类

Simplified

之類

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我喜欢喝茶、咖啡之类的饮料。

    wǒ xǐ huan hē chá、 kā fēi zhī lèi de yǐn liào。

    I like drinks such as tea and coffee.

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Related words

之

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)

类

lèi

kind

分之

fēn zhī

(indicating a fraction)

人类

rén lèi

humanity

总之

zǒng zhī

in a word

类似

lèi sì

similar

类型

lèi xíng

type

之后

zhī hòu

after

之间

zhī jiān

(after a noun) between

之前

zhī qián

before

之一

zhī yī

one of (sth)

种类

zhǒng lèi

kind

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