类别

• 병음: lèi bié
• 한자 분석: 类 = 米 + 犬 (type/category — grain sorted like dogs herding); 别 = 另 + 刂 (distinction/separation)

뜻

범주; 분류; 유형

A neutral, formal term for a category or type within a classification system. Used across academia, commerce, data science, and everyday contexts wherever items are grouped by shared characteristics. More systematically organised than 种类, and more formal than 种.

예문

1. 图书馆按照类别对所有书籍进行了系统整理和编目。
2. 参赛作品分为绘画、雕塑和装置艺术三个类别。
3. 这份申报表要求详细填写商品的类别、规格和数量。

사용 가이드

맥락: academia, commerce, data classification, administration

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 请按照规定的类别如实填写申报信息。(Please fill in the declaration information truthfully according to the specified categories.)
• 这几种商品属于完全不同的类别，不能混合存放。(These products belong to entirely different categories and cannot be stored together.)

피해야 할 표현

• 用类别指代单一个体 — 类别是集合概念，指一类事物，不用于描述单独的个体

기원과 역사

类 (category/type) + 别 (distinction/difference)

문화적 배경

시대: Modern

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal