Today’s word of the day is 类 (lèi) which means ‘kind’, as in 'a kind of something’. Let’s practice by making different words, phrases, and sentences with 类 (lèi).
人类 (rén lèi) Human
The first word is 人类 (rén lèi) which means ‘human’. Let’s look at each character of this word, 人 means ‘person’ and 类means ‘kind’. A way of using it in a sentence is: 人类是地球上智力最高的动物。(Rénlèi shì dìqiú shàng zhìlì zuìgāo de dòngwù.) Humans are the most intelligent animals on earth.
类型 (lèi xíng) Type
Another word we can create with 类 (lèi) is 类型 (lèi xíng). This means ‘type’. Let’s again look at each character of this word, 类 means ‘kind’, and 型 means ‘model’. A way of using it in a sentence is 她是我喜欢的类型。(Tā shì wǒ xǐhuan de lèixíng.) She is my type.
之类 (zhī lèi) Such as
Finally, we can create the word 之类 (zhī lèi) which means ‘such as’. A way of using it in a sentence is 我家附近有很多像肯德基之类的快餐店 。(Wǒjiā fùjìn yǒu hěnduō xiàng kěndéjī zhī lèi de kuàicān diàn.) There are a lot of fast food restaurants like Kentucky Fried Chicken near my house.