"Similar" in Chinese — 同类 (tóng lèi)

同

类

tóng lèi

similar

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 同類1 example sentence

Definitions

1similar
2same type
3alike

Stroke order

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同

类

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄨㄥˊ

tóng

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄟˋ

lèi

ㄌ/ lㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

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Example sentences

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老虎和猫其实是同类的动物。
lǎo hǔ hé māo qí shí shì tóng lèi de dòng wù。
Tigers and cats are actually animals of the same kind.

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Related words

类

lèi

kind

同

tóng

同学

tóng xué

to study at the same school

同事

tóng shì

colleague

同意

tóng yì

to agree

相同

xiāng tóng

identical

共同

gòng tóng

common

同情

tóng qíng

to sympathize with

合同

hé tong

(business) contract

胡同

hú tòng

lane

人类

rén lèi

humanity

同时

tóng shí

at the same time

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