Definition & Meaning

type; category; form

Word usage

lèi xíng

类 型

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HSK5 NHSK 4 MCT

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n.type; category; form
- wǒ xǐ huan nà yī lèi xíng de rén
  我喜欢那一类型的人。
  I like people of that kind.
- wǒ men yǒu duō zhǒng lèi xíng de jī qì
  我们有多种类型的机器。
  We have many types of machines.
- tú shū xū àn lèi xíng jìn xíng fēn lèi
  图书需按类型进行分类。
  Books should be classified according to type.
synonym
lèi bié类别

Word usage

Note
"典型" is different from "类型". "典型" refers to representativeness; "类型" refers to "category".
common measure word
"类型" is often matched with measure word "个"or"种".
- 一个类型
  one type
- 一种类型
  one type

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