Chinese word dictionary

这类

zhè lèi · this kind (of)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified这类

Traditional這類

Pinyinzhè lèi

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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这zhè

this, these; such; here

类lèi

category, class, group, kind; similar to; to resemble

How to learn 这类

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Words with the same characters

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这zhè

(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)

这边zhèbiān

this side; here

这个zhège

(pronoun) this; (adjective) this

这里zhèlǐ

here; variant of 這裡|这里[zhe4 li3]

这儿zhèr

here

这些zhèxiē

these