Pinyin: lèi

type; category

Example sentence

这类问题很常见。

Zhè lèi wèntí hěn chángjiàn.

This type of problem is common.

What 类 means

(lèi) is a Chinese word meaning “type; category”. It belongs to the Numbers & Measure topic and appears at HSK 4, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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