多种

• 拼音: duō zhǒng
• 汉字拆解: 多 = two 夕 (evening) stacked, suggesting abundance; 种 = 禾 (grain) + 中 (phonetic), meaning type or seed

含义

Many kinds; multiple types; various. Used to describe a variety of different categories.

A common modifier that precedes nouns to indicate multiple categories: 多种方式 (multiple ways), 多种原因 (various reasons), 多种选择 (many choices). More specific than 多样 in that it quantifies the number of types rather than describing overall diversity.

例句

1. 这家超市提供多种付款方式。
2. 造成这个问题的原因是多种的。
3. 学校开设了多种兴趣课程。

用法指南

语境: description, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 有多种颜色可以选择。(There are many colours to choose from.)
• 我们尝试了多种方法。(We tried multiple methods.)

错误说法

• 把'多种'和'多样'完全等同 (Don't treat 多种 and 多样 as identical — 多种 quantifies types and modifies nouns directly, while 多样 describes the quality of being diverse)

起源与历史

Compound of 多 (many) and 种 (kind, type, seed). Literally 'many kinds.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal