之类 meaning in English

zhīlèi

and so on; and such

HSK 6nounTraditional 之類12 strokes

Meaning of 之类

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhīlèi

and so on
and such

How to use 之类

之类 goes after a list or a single example to show there are more things of the same type. It often appears as 之类的 before a noun. Example: 我喜欢苹果、香蕉之类的水果。(Wǒ xǐhuan píngguǒ, xiāngjiāo zhīlèi de shuǐguǒ.) I like fruit such as apples and bananas.

之 (zhī) works like an old-style "of", and 类 (lèi) means "kind" or "category", as in 人类 (rénlèi). So 之类 is "of that kind", a tag you add after examples to mean "and things like that".

Common mistake: Learners sometimes put 之类 before the examples, as in English "such as". In Chinese it always comes after them: 茶、咖啡之类, not 之类茶、咖啡. Also keep 类 in the fourth tone, lèi, not lěi.

之类 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā是shì个gè音yīn乐yuè家jiā之zhī类lèi的de人rén。

He is something of a musician.

「她tā在zài说shuō些xiē甚shén么me？」「你nǐ连lián『祝zhù词cí』也yě不bù知zhī道dào吗ma？」「祝zhù词cí？」「就jiù是shì神shén道dào咒zhòu语yǔ之zhī类lèi的de东dōng西xī。」

"What is she saying?" "You don't even know 'norito'?" "Norito?" "It's something like a Shinto spell."

这zhè家jiā店diàn卖mài的de是shì牛niú油yóu、奶nǎi酪lào、砂shā糖táng之zhī类lèi的de食shí品pǐn。

The store sells foodstuffs, such as butter, cheese, and sugar.

Stroke order for each character

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之 zhī · possessive particle · 3 strokes

类 lèi · kind · 9 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 之类.

人类	rénlèi	humanity; human race
类似	lèisì	similar; analogous
之前	zhīqián	before; prior to
之后	zhīhòu	after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
之间	zhījiān	(after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressi
之一	zhīyī	one of (sth); one out of a multitude
总之	zǒngzhī	in a word; in short
类型	lèixíng	type; kind; category; (computer programming) type
种类	zhǒnglèi	kind; genus
分之	fēn zhī	(indicating a fraction)
之中	zhīzhōng	inside; among
之外	zhīwài	outside; excluding

Questions about 之类

What does 之类 mean?

之类 (zhīlèi) means "and so on; and such" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 之类?

之类 is made of 2 characters: 之 (3 strokes), 类 (9 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 之类 an HSK word?

Yes. 之类 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 之类 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 之类 is written 之類.

What is the difference between 之类 and 等 (děng)?

Both mean "and so on" after a list. 等 sounds more formal and is common in writing and official lists. 之类 suggests "things of that sort" and is very common in speech, often as 之类的.

Can 之类的 be used on its own at the end of a sentence?

Yes. In casual speech people end a sentence with 之类的, like "or whatever" in English. For example, 我们可以去看电影之类的。(Wǒmen kěyǐ qù kàn diànyǐng zhīlèi de.) We could go see a movie or something.